Water rescue in Austin,Texas. A water tanker arrives in the city. A flag flutters in wind atop a building. A banner on the tanker reads highland lakes water for thirsty New Yorkers. Trees in the background. Men stand nearthe tanker. A man shows a document signed by Texas Mayor Taylor Glass. Men fill water in glasses and drink. Men aboard the tanker wave hats and drive off.
Lifestyle of people in France. A man looks at an 18th century engraving of women at a party. Women dressed up in "New Look" evening gowns open a box and take out a liquor bottle. A woman shaking a cocktail shaker. They fill their glasses and drink. Table appointments including cutlery and crockery are set. Three women chatting.Women light candles on a stand. A woman shows her jewels.
James Francis Byrnes sworn in as the Secretary of State before United States President Harry S. Truman and members of Congress and Cabinet. Former President Franklin D Roosevelt greets Byrnes. Former Secretary of State and newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Edward Reilly Stettinius congratulates the new secretary. Former Secretary Cordell Hull signs the United Nations UN Charter (World Security Charter) in Washington DC.
United States Marines of the 3rd Marine Division on Iwo Jima Island during World War 2. 3rd Marine Division Sherman tanks firing point blank at Japanese positions. Marine riflemen taking cover below crest of hill, behind the tanks. One Marine fires a grenade with his rifle. A Marine fires his weapon and several Marines move forward to a new protected position. Several Sherman tanks line a ridge and fire their guns.
Early history of flight with various ornithopters and flying contraptions. A bicycle-powered 8-winged airplane collapses in front of a hangar during takeoff attempt. Man wearing a set of wings, and a tail, tries to fly by running and also by jumping off a large rock. The so-called Pitt Sky Car in action. A car equipped with an umbrella-like rotor intended for vertical takeoff. It simply jumps up and down. A man riding a bicycle being propelled in part by a pack of rockets burning behind his seat. It gets too hot and he abandons the bicycle just before the rocket pack explodes. Animated discussion of Newton's 3rd law of motion and its relevance to the jet airplane engine. Diagrams and illustrations. A Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star aircraft taking off, and in flight, with its speed brake extended. View of General Electric jet engine, circa 1951, that delivers over 5800 pounds of thrust. These engines being produced in the GE plant at Lynn, Massachusetts and the new (1951) GE plant at Lockland Ohio.
Film 'Sunset in the Pacific' shows United States Marine Corps photographers taking pictures and filming motion pictures in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Night view of a huge explosion. Two photographers shoot still pictures from behind a rock. Marines advance on beachhead. Combat photographer with a 35 mm movie camera crawls over ground and into a trench. Flood waters flow through a valley, smashing into homes and shacks. Photographers shoot stills with speed graphic. Civilian photographers take pictures of an ongoing American Legion Parade in New York City. Legionaries march with the American flag in hand. Two photographers take pictures of couples dancing in a ballroom. Band plays in the background. Sailor watches as chief photographer explains working of 35mm movie camera.
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