U.S. President Harry S. Truman dedicates Friendship International Airport in Anne Arundel County Maryland, United States, south of Baltimore. Aerial view of the new airport. A sign on a terminal building reads 'Friendship International Airport'. President Truman disembarks from an aircraft together with Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., and is greeted by officials. He reviews an honor guard. A crowd seated during the dedication ceremony. The President speaks into a microphone and gives a short address (sound is present in clip for this portion). (The airport was later renamed Baltimore/Washington International Airport, and subsequently, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Also known as BWI.)
A chimpanzee at a zoo in California, United States. The chimpanzee fills a small pool with water. The chimpanzee gets into the pool and plays. It drags a duck into the pool. The duck runs out of the pool.
Exterior view of San Francisco National Guard Armory building at the corner of Mission Street and 14th Street in San Francisco, California, United States. Soldiers of 250th Coast Artillery exit the armory building with gear, load up into trucks, drive, and enter Camp McQuade in California, during World War 2. Artillery guns parked to the side as men jump from trucks. View of tent encampment. Men in the foreground set up tents.
Models display latest designer clothes in California, United States. A model removes her overcoat to display her elegant tube-top gown. Woman showing a cocktail dress. Another model displays a wedding dress and veil. A woman wears a black corset over her clothes. Woman removes corset and circle skirt to show her matching bikini top and bottom. Models display other designs as well.
Operation Plumbbob atomic bomb testing in Nevada, United States. A plastic balloon carries an atom bomb at the Yucca Flats proving ground. A technician at the controls with a monitor showing the image of the balloon. Engineers and newsmen wear dark glasses. An atomic explosion occurs, and a mushroom cloud is formed. Marines huddle in a trench. Helicopters in flight as they carry the marines to the site of the explosion.
The various types of drills and bits used for drilling into rocks in the United States. A Corliss air compressor that furnishes air power for rock drilling. Men in a mine in northern Michigan as they work with rotator hammers to sink a shaft 1700 feet below the surface. Six workers drill with rotators. A worker drills into the wall and roof of the mine. An auger rotator being used to drill into a soft ore bench.
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