Improvement in housing facilities in post war era in the United States, using building materials and techniques developed during the war effort. Men and women in a testing lab as they conduct research for construction of better houses. Various housing material like plywood, shatter proof bricks, roofing material being put to test and analyzed by men and women standing at various machines. Plexiglass gun turrets from World War 2 shown during fabrication in a war materials plant, but then shown in a home bathroom being used for a shower surround and as base for a seating chair. A woman sits in front of the vanity mirror in her pre-fabricated house. Views of several different modern prefabricated houses in large and smaller sizes. Various parts of a pre fabricated houses being made and assembled. A man arrives home from work and greets his family with wife and two children outside a prefabricated suburban house. Sheep graze at a farm with a prefabricated farm house in the background. A modified quonset hut barn is shown. Cattle are seen inside the quonset hut barn house, and a calf is shown being placed in a mobile stall cage that can moved on wheels to save space. Another type of house includes pre assembled mass produced houses. A woman relaxes on a lawn outside such a house. Interiors of a pre fabricated house with all types of labor saving devices. Housewife or homemaker works in the kitchen of such a house. She opens a lid in the counter top to reveal a sink. She opens a waffle iron that has been integrated into a counter or oven, that also features food storage bins and a toaster. She sets a chicken to roast on a rotisserie. Views of models of many new, futuristic, modern home designs, and also planned community housing projects. A construction site with a steam shovel digging dirt. Ground level view as bucket of steam shovel filled with dirt approaches camera. Bricks being unloaded from a dump truck. Sign at a construction site says "Here is now being erected a home for Edward J. Strahm, World War II veteran, under priority #44-012-003005, Veterans Administration G.I. Bill of Rights." Men at the construction site building the home. A bricklayer working. A construction worker uses a circular saw. A worker hammers nails into floor boards. Electricians at work and tooling machines. Men work with a cement mixer. Bricklayers at work. A tall apartment building under construction. Aerial views of planned communities situated away from industrial areas.
Brief view of damage to Light Cruiser, USS Birmingham (CL-62) suffered while trying to aid Light Aircraft Carrier, USS Princeton (CVL-23) which burned and exploded from Japanese bombing, on Oct. 24, 1944, in World War 2. Scene shifts to United States sailors aboard a battle ship wearing Purple Heart medals awarded following Battles of Midway and Coral Sea. Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz, commander of U.S. Navy forces and General Douglas MacArthur, commander of U.S. ground forces, look at a map on wall, and consult together. MacArthur holds his traditional corn cob pipe. Admiral Nimitz on battlefield inspection tour with Admiral William Halsey and Navy Secretary Frank Knox in Solomon Islands. American flag flutters at United States Base camp. President Roosevelt, Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur meeting at CINCPAC headquarters. Nimitz points at a map on wall. Roosevelt and MacArthur having private conversation. Admiral Nimitz hands pointer to General MacArthur, who prepares to brief the President about the final invasion of Japan. Admiral Nimitz climbs over an obstacle and sits next to President Roosevelt. Outdoor scene on Hawaii, President Roosevelt seated and Admiral Nimitz and other officers standing in relaxed gathering.
Two long haired hippie men sit on a bench at Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). Many pigeons flocking in Trafalgar Square. Another man feeds pigeons. Broad view of the square and environs. The hippies talking to each other. A group of women and girls walk across the square through the flock of pigeons. The two hippie men leave their bench and walk across the square, turning toward the camera (aware they are being filmed). One combs his long hair, for the camera. Scene shifts to fountain and bronze lion statues at base of Nelson's Column. More broad views of the square.
Tourists walk around at Trafalgar Square in London, United Kingdom (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). Bronze lions guard Nelson's Column. Pigeons on ground. Bronze relief panel depicting the death of Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar at the base of Nelson's Column. The Statue of Nelson on the Nelson's Column.
British Royal Navy efforts to protect shipping and convoys in the English Channel during World War 1. Boats are seen behind a breakwater on coast in United Kingdom, during World War 1. A British two-stacker I- class destroyer underway with black smoke pouring from its funnels. British soldiers with weapons and personal gear at a rail yard, with train in background. They descend stairs to a pier and board a crowded troop ferry ship. Two troop ferries underway in the English Channel. View of the British Monitor ship, "Marshal Soult" mounting two 15-inch guns. British soldiers loaded aboard two troop ships departing the United Kingdom (one is a side-wheeler). Women on the pier waving goodbye. A British gunboat underway. View from stern of a boat putting out a good wake. A dirigible low over the water and a steaming warship seen in background. Workmen marching across the mole protecting the German submarine (U-boat) base at Zeebrugge, Belgium (Slate says before it was blown up by the British). (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Aerial view of Hiroshima in Japan after the atomic bombing. Destroyed buildings and debris all around the area. Japanese civilians walk on streets of Hiroshima with umbrellas. Wrecked buildings and a few isolated structures in the city. Aerial views of the city of Nagasaki in Japan after Atomic bombing. Citizens walk in paths through the rubble. Abandoned fire fighting equipment is seen. Aerial view of Osaka burned by fire bombs, Fleet of destroyed Japanese ships at Kure (Japanese Naval Base). Destroyed buildings and debris in Tokyo. Civilians walk on streets. Emperor's Imperial Palace, untouched by bombing. Japanese citizens bow and pay homage outside the palace. American planes patrol overhead. United States soldiers freed from Ofuna, an infamous Japanese-operated prison camp outside of Tokyo. Camp buildings at Ofuna Prison Camp seen and a group of freed American soldiers celebrates the liberation. A camp Ofuna guard bowing as freed American soldiers exit the camp.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.