United States Navy Dirigible Los Angeles (ZR-3, and originally LZ-126) attached to a mooring tower, at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan.. Views down the length of the flying airship Los Angeles with 'US Navy' written on it in large letters, and "Los Angeles" on it in smaller letters near the tail. Huge crowd gathered at base of the tower.
The Empire State Building in New York. View of the Empire State Building dominating the Manhattan skyline. Good Year blimp with lettering "Columbia" on it approaches and passes directly over the Empire State Building. Trailing from it is a long rope with a bundle tied on the end. The bundle swings into the side of the Empire State Building near its top. An employee grabs the bundle. Huge crowd gathered at the base of the Empire State Building. Next scene shows a Good Year employee (Good Year lettering on his shirt) delivering the bundle of what appears to be newspapers to New York State Governor Al Smith in the crowd on the street outside the Empire State Building. A very special delivery.
Technicians work at Jet propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California. Technician inserts high powered transmitter into base of payload assembly of the satellite unit. Technician attaches Fiberglass superstructure. He inserts low powered transmitter at top of pay load package. A ceramic strip casing (skin) is placed over instrument assembly. Nose cone is attached to assembly. Technicians attaching finished instrument package. Technicians work on the recorder. 21 February 1958.
Machinist lathes fiberglass base for instrument package and checks the cut with gauge. 24 February 1958.
U.S. Marine Corps forces landing at Tarawa during World War II. United Sates Navy Carrier fighters F6F Hellcats headed for landing in the Tarawa Islet a Japanese base. Scenes of Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) ferrying U.S. Marines to the beach. View from inside LVT of Marines preparing for beach landing. Views from moving LVT of many other landing craft on their way to beach during Battle of Tarawa.
An instructor guides her students to use waste tin box in their craft class. She cuts away the base of the box and lays the tin flat. The tin sheet is hit with a nail. The tin sheet gets scratched, due to which a pattern is created between these scratches. A duck is carved on tin.
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