People watch ski jumpers in Snoqualmie Pass. Ski jumpers slide in a lane, rise in air and fall ahead. The mountains all around covered with snow. Trees on sides and in background.
Security arrangements in Hanford, Washington, United States to protect the Hanford reservation and plutonium production site. Electric poles, trees and buildings in the background. 'Vehicles stop Inspection Station' written on a wall of a guard post. Armed guards stand near the guard post. A car arrives. Men inspect the car. An airplane in flight. A car drives past on a road. The airplane lands in front of the car. The guards arrive near the car and inspect it. The guards receive weapons training and fire at target boards with pistols and with semi-automatic rifles. They climb into tanks or armored vehicles in a training drill.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Housing Act in Washington D.C., United States. Truman seated at a desk. Officials including members of the Housing Administration stand in the background. The president signs the American Housing Act of 1949, which expanded the federal role in mortgage insurance and creation of public housing. A close up of the members and Truman signing the act. The act and a pen on the desk. Truman seated at the deck holding a pen.
Footage of Griffith Stadium, home of baseball's Washington Senators, circa 1949. A sign in film reads: '...the Senators do!' Camera then swings to empty stadium, with neighborhood buildings outside the stadium visible at right. View of small crowd watching the Senators play. Based on the uniforms, the opponent appears to be the St. Louis Browns. Senators player on first base takes off towards second on a hit ball. But the ball is caught in the outfield and the runner gets picked off returning to first base. Another player swings and misses at a pitch. People approach gate at Griffith Stadium.
Wholesale reconstruction of the White House begun in 1949 and continuing during most of the term of President Truman, who used Blair house as the official Presidential residence, during that period. Although the wings continued to function, with White House staff, the main house was completely rebuilt, with new supports, beams, etc.which involved demolition and rebuilding on a monumental scale. Views of the work in progress.
High profile celebrity weddings in 1949. People gather to witness the wedding of Prince Aly Khan with Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth on May 27, 1949. Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan is the Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly. Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan marries in Château de l'Horizon (55 Av. Edith Joseph, 06220 Vallauris, France), near Cannes, France. United States Vice President Alben W. Barkley marries Jane Rucker Hadley at St. John's Methodist Church in St. Louis, Missouri on November 18, 1949. Wedding cake at the wedding of Vice President Barkley. The newlywed couple is shown smiling.
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