"Century of Progress" Chicago World's Fair of 1933-1934. Bavarian-type building with sign reading: "The Black Forest." Visitors strolling through the area. A Hawaiian show performed by midgets, who play guitars while one dances the Hula. Midgets play a "craps" dice game on the street, with wagers of silver coins on the ground. Fair visitors watch. The game is broken up by midgets dressed as policemen.
A large crowd of visitors walk around a garden in the grounds of the Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair of 1933-34. People move on paths between the gardens. Some sit on benches by hedges. Posts on the paths contain signs pointing to various exhibits at the fair. An aerial tramway called the "Skyway" carries riders above the fairgrounds. Flags fly in background. Extremely dense crowds of visitors move through a main concourse of the fair. A car (1933 Hupmobile?) moves slowly through the crowd. Large umbrellas at outdoor cafe in background.
Main concourse of the Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair, 1933-34. Many in the large crowd of visitors realize they are being by motion picture camera and wave to photographer. Belgium Village in background. Visitors at entrance to Tunisian Village exhibit. Visitors strolling at the "Avenue of Flags." American flag flying atop a tall building at the fair.
A V-2 rocket erected on a platform at a launch station in United States. Press ready to record the proceedings from a distance. U.S. military officers stand around rocket and discuss. A soldier is lifted up near the rocket. He ties guide wires to the rocket. Soldiers sit at control panels in the mission control area. The rocket is fired and leaves the launch pad area. Fire and smoke emitted from base of rocket.
A V-2 rocket at a launch station in United States. The rocket is fired. It leaves the station. A trail of fire at its tail end is seen.
Views of German scientists, primarily aerospace engineers and rocket scientists, in the United States during "Operation Paperclip," at Wright Field in Ohio, United States. Scientists move and sit in front of barracks. They chat. One scientist holds a kitten in his hands. Scientists exit and enter mess hall. Scientists stand in a group.
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