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Dr. Enrico Fermi and assistants reenact experiments at site of the Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) nuclear reactor, University of Chicago
Men walking towards the West Stands of Stagg Field, where the Institute for the Study of Metals, occupies the southern half of the abandoned stands. To the North, where the center of the building protrudes toward Ellis Avenue, is the squash court area in which the famous Chicago Pile number 1 was built, and achieved controlled, sustained nuclear fission, on December 2, 1942. Scene shifts to different area where a sign reads: "5655, Institute for the Study of Metals, Delivery Entrance." Scene shifts again, to Dr. Enrico Fermi and two assistants in front of a facsimile of the Chicago Pile 1. One assistant holds a simulated "control rod" that he "withdraws" from from the pile, while Dr. Fermi glances at a geiger counter and makes notes in a book. This is repeated for several takes, including one taken much closer. Dr.Fermi and his assistant smile as they take these actions. The second assistant, sits at a desk, where a slide rule is visible, and makes notes in a book. A large geiger counter is seen with lights flashing. Above the lights the counter is labeled "Interpolation," and the numbers: 1,2,4,16, and 32 appear above the lights, respectively. Dr. Fermi is then seen in another part of the lab, where he is making adjustments on some unseen device and annotating a book. Piping of various sizes is seen in background. He repeats these actions a number of times for the camera.
As the United States enters World War II, U.S. military forces are seen, deployed in various places throughout the world.
American troops are seen in arctic gear moving on skis through blustery snowy weather in Iceland, during World War 2. They were sent in 1941 to relieve British troops occupying Iceland since 1940, during World War II. A guard post at the American camp, with Quonset Hut in background. Closeup of U.S. sentry in arctic gear holding rifle with bayonet affixed. View from above, of numerous tents partially covered with snow in the American camp. Change of scene shows U.S. troops disembarking from transport ships at the British Isles. They march with their combat gear onto a square where Army trucks wait to transport them inland. Another scene shows the American troops, viewed from behind, parading in London. Other scenes show them marching in various areas of London. Saint Paul’s cathedral is seen in the background of one scene. A large number of American M3 Stuart Light tanks move on a railroad train in Britain. Scene shifts to the Middle East, where railroad cars and various military supplies for Russia are be offloaded from American ships. A Russian officer is seen signing receipts for war materiel, from a U.S. Army Technical Sergeant. A row of American Army trucks are lined up behind them. The Russian and American exchange salutes, and shake hands. Next, a troop ship carrying American troops is seen arriving at a port in India, where they disembark with their gear. An American Army Sergeant in a pith helmet pays attention to a little Indian girl. Scene shifts to China, in 1942, where Brigadier General Claire Lee Chennault, Commander of the China Air Task Force, of the Tenth Air Force, that replaced the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers), is seen with Brigadier General Caleb V. Haynes, Commander of the India Air Task Force. A colonel joins their discussions. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber is parked behind them. View of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter planes, with Flying Tiger markings, parked on a flight line. A B-24 bomber landing on a runway, between hills, deep in China. Closeup of Nationalist China Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, saluting. Huge numbers of Chinese troops assembling in a formation. Next, an expeditionary force of American troops is seen arriving on a troop ship in Australia. They line the ship’s deck and wave. General Douglas MacArthur arriving in Australia to assume the office of Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area (SWPA). .Glimpses of U.S. Navy activities in Australia: setting up defenses of islands; unpacking a Kingfisher float plane and making it ready for use on a desert island. The final segments of the film show American forces in August ,1942 sailing to Adak in the Aleutian Islands, to strengthen American defenses there. Troops seen descending by rope ladder from the American transport ship USS J Franklin Bell (PA-34), into her landing craft for deployment on Adak Island. Scenes of landing craft reaching the beach and offloading troops, vehicles, and supplies. View of beach filled with supplies. One landing craft is clearly marked with ""P34" showing that it belongs to the USS J Franklin Bell ( later reclassified as APA-16).
Soldiers march on streets holding rifles during World War I and veterans return to farming and dairying in United States.
A United States troop transport ship at sea during the first World War. U.S. Army troops (aka dough boys) aboard the ship. U.S. Army soldiers march in formation in a large city square area in Europe (likely France) holding rifles during World War 1. United States troop ships being loaded with American soldiers for World War I, and scenes of U.S. troops in WWI marching in the streets of a European city. Scenes from earlier during combat in the war. World War I allied soldiers on battle front in France. Soldiers run to a bomb crater area for shelter when crossing no man's land. Soldiers fire artillery. Artillery shells explode. Allied soldiers running across a battlefield as tanks run beside them toward the German enemy. People wave U.S. flags as First World War war ends with Armistice. Large crowd gathers in New York celebrating WWI armistice. Newspaper held high by a man with headline "Germany Surrenders". Views in the United States of hard times in American towns after World War I ended and war industries were no longer providing money. View of forests. Girl draws water from a well. Man and a boy operate a grindstone sharpening a saw. Farmers plowing fields with horse drawn plows during great depression era. People do agricultural works at fields. White farmer tilling a field. African American farmers working in fields and harvesting hay with help of a horse. African American farmers at cotton office. Cattle in field. Man and a woman milk cows with hands. Man pours milk in vessels. Milk processing before bottling including pouring milk through a cooling device. Men on tractor at fields. A board reads 'For the common defense'. Views of a factory. A man operates a switch on a switchboard for generating electricity. Views of a power generation plant. Narrator describes how America will prevent a slide into hard financial times again after World War 2 ends. From a 1942 production with footage from 1917 through 1942.
South Vietnamese rebuild and enlist; Eisenhower speaks about Vietnam.
South Vietnamese farmers spray rice field with pesticide before the U.S. Vietnam War. Farmers pound rice using a foot-powered rice pounder. Steam shovel bucket scoops rubble. Vietnamese miners strip mining coal. They push a cart filled with coal. A man extracts natural rubber from a tree. Workers at a latex processing facility. South Vietnamese women working at a textile factory with a large loom. United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses the graduates at Gettysburg College in April 4, 1959. “We have learned, too, that the cost of defending freedom--of defending America--must be paid in many forms and in many places. They are assessed in all parts of the world--in Berlin, in Viet-Nam, in the Middle East--here at home.” President Eisenhower said. South Vietnamese men line up to enlist and gather their uniforms. Newly enlisted South Vietnamese soldiers climb into a truck for transport.
High-ranking Naval officers of the Americas visit the U.S. Naval Base, Charleston, South Carolina, on a good will tour.
Film opens showing the unsual sight of two United Airlines commercial DC-3 aircraft flying in formation as they approach Charleston Naval Base, South Carolina. View inside one of the airplanes shows high-ranking naval officers in mufti (civilian clothes) from various South American countries seated inside. Flags of their respective nations are displayed above their seats. Seen are flags of Venezuela; Chile; Mexico; Cuba; and others. Closeup of the the representative of Venezuela as he is joined by another officer and they converse. Closeup of others conversing. View out a passenger compartment window in the aircraft, showing the second DC-3 flying nearby. Scene shifts to the cockpit, where the copilot is seen at his position. View from the ground of one DC-3 landing and taxiing in, followed by the second plane. The passengers seen leaving one of the aircraft. They line up on the ramp, and are greeted individually by U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William H. Allen, Commander of the Sixth Naval District. A U.S. Navy Captain also greets them and is seen saluting one of them. The entire group poses in front of one of the airplanes. Next, sailors at the Naval Base are seen marching on the parade grounds. Standing to the side, in uniform, are the visiting Naval officers from the Americas. Closeup of them shows Admiral Allen in the front row with an admiral from Brazil to his left.
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) leaving New York in November 1936 on a "Good Neighbor" excursion to South America.
From a short documentary film entitled, "Neptune's Realm" depicting a shellback initiation ceremony aboard the USS Indianapolis in November 1936. In this clip, slates provide background on the ceremony. Then there are scenes of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in New York. The ship leaves the dock with Statue of Liberty in the background. Kingfisher floatplanes visible on the ship's deck. The ship is decorated with flags, on its way to pick up President Franklin Roosevelt in South Carolina before proceeding to South America. A fleet of ships underway. Some scenes from a shellback initiation. A Polliwog looks through binoculars. Sailors dressed in costumes act during the Shellback ceremony.
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