European immigration to America. Elderly immigrants recall their experiences of painful and horrible journey in sailing ships. Opening scene is view from aboard a sailing ship plunging through ocean waters. Next, a man who was an immigrant from Europe being interviewed, discusses his travel difficulties. He talks about crossing the Atlantic in the Steerage. Camera pans across an illustration of passengers in Steerage, suffering with sickness and smell. Next, a woman immigrant mentions being sea sick, all the way. She says her mother feared that she might be thrown overboard if the ship's crew saw how sick a child she was, so she hid her daughter. Next, camera pans briefly over a drawing of travelers in Steerage. Another woman immigrant also remarks about the sea sickness and terrible conditions.
Opening scene is view from aboard a sailing ship in rought waters of the Atlantic ocean. Next, a man who was an imigrant from Europe being interviewed, tells how travelers in Steerage didn't want to move because the ship was rolling and shaking so badly. In between views of persons being interviewed, the camera pans and shows closeups of travelers lying about on the deck of a sailing ship, in good weather, so they could get some fresh air and sunshine. (A woman immigrant notes that they were forced to do this by the crew.) Another woman talks about prevalence of head lice and delousing procedures.
Test site on Prairie at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. United States Air Force and civilian personnel work on monitor consoles, typing data and operating scanner remote controls. USAF official speaks over microphone with headphone.
Woman operates video monitor and computer controls at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Play, stop, power and other knobs on the video tape and monitor controls. Woman turns the knobs. She writes on a note pad. Woman speaks over headset microphone. She types data into an early model computer with an integrated keyboard and small monitor in a single unit.
Early computers and tape data systems at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Woman opens clear cabinet and tends to data tape reels. She sits in a chair and writes on a note pad. The woman turns knobs and types on a typewriter. Typewritten data on paper. Some equipment has visible identification sticker that says "M.I.T. Lincoln Lab - Gov't property".
United States Air Force Captain puts tape into computer at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. He speaks over telephone. Captain dials numbers on telephone. He enters building along with a group of civilians.
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