Two men load a box bearing an ERP (European Recovery Program) sticker into a railroad car in Italy post World War II. Ship workers unload United States Marshall Plan shipment from Italian ship SS Taurinia (ex Vilarosa). An Italian crane operator with close view of crane engine as bales of cotton emerge from ship's hold. Train pulled by FS Class 835 Italian State Railway steam locomotive leaves harbor as people watch from the platform. Locomotive train move across the Italian countryside. A pair of guards open a glove factory gate. Sign in abandoned glove factory gate reads “Proibito Entrare” (“Entrance forbidden”). View of a WALLY padlock. Train with Marshall Plan ERP label enters the factory. Italian factory workers return to work. Factory workers sweeping near machines.
Italian factory workers sweeping the floor before starting their work as part of Marshall Plan recovery post World War II. A worker is seen polishing a machine. Workers repair and paint a cashier booth with sign “CASSA” (“Cashier”). A pair of workers cleaning a machine. Smoke rises from factory smokestack. Italian workers punch their timecards. Italian machine shop workers operate lathes. Wide shot of machine shop workers in factory.
A smiling boy riding a carousel horse in Italy. Italian children smiling as they watch a carousel in town square. Children laughing and pointing at the carousel. Close up of carousel horse’s face. A horse cart passes by a Pizzicheria or grocer. A group of women talking in front of a grocer and bakery (Paneficio). A baker weighs cheese for a woman customer at a Paneficio. Canned goods for sale on display at the bakery. A shoemaker cobbler repairs shoes with his sons as customer picks repair. Itinerant vendor selling wares to townspeople.
Factory workers leaving a factory after work in Italy. Smoke rises from factory smokestacks. A smiling boy riding a carousel horse.
Japanese I-400 class submarines and ships, including the Battleship Nagato, in harbor of Yokosuka Japanese Naval Base, during Japanese surrender operations at end of World War 2. Several of the submarines and an approaching small warship display American flags above Japanese flags. Japanese sailors and their baggage crowd a barge, nearby. Several Japanese navy sailors jump down to the barge from adjacent submarine which is floating much higher. The barge, flying an American flag, and manned by U.S. sailors, pulls away from the dock. View of Japanese ships from one flying American flag over the Japanese Naval Ensign. Japanese sailors and marines leaving submarines and boarding barges under guard by U.S. sailors.
Radioactivity measurements observed in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb blast in World War 2. Animation explains the degree of intensity with which neutrons distributed in earth in the area of epicenter. Scientist looks into instrument. Map shows intensity measurements. Scientists carry gamma ray spectrometer instrument to measure intensity through debris and keep it near a building. Measurement is made through the electrometer. Animated map depicts Intensity distribution near epicenter and highlights Shima Center. Rubble and debris in destruction area of Hiroshima. Map shows degree of intensity as 74.6J. Animated graph makes a comparison of two intensity curves. A weather station near Epicenter. Man shows a pair of flash-burned trousers. A flash-burned door. Animated map and graph shows intensity distribution in the neighboring districts of Takasu. Man examines tiled roof and takes samples of water from a jug in Takasu. Bottles with Japanese writing on them. Scientist does chemical analysis. Graph giving chemical details. A group of scientists survey the damage. Map depicts intensity distribution near Takasu.