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Manufacturing component houses in the United states; family entertaining guests in vintage late 1950s suburban home

'Homes for Growing America' about the importance and the manufacturing of component houses in the United States. The anchor, Frank Blair, speaks about how America produces economic and better homes. Henry Addison, editor of "Architectural Age" at a desk talks about fine architectural standards of homes in the United States. Different styles of houses in America including cape cones, contemporary and regional architectural styles of houses. Various homes in the suburbs outside of American cities are shown. Sketches of various components of a component home like air conditioner, wall panels and kitchen. Jack Lowe, in Lafayette, Indiana reports about the manufacturing of the components of home. Aerial view of Lafayette Indiana, and of the huge home factory there: National Homes Corporation, Lafayette, Indiana. Views inside the National Homes Corporation pre-fabricated home factory, as workers manufacture wall panels from lumber in a factory. Window and door sections being cut out in the panels with a machine. Manufactured panels being inspected for quality. The panels being loaded onto trucks for transportation to markets. Frigidaire appliance boxes are added to the load, along with cabinets from Youngstown Kitchens. A truck loaded with components for one home leaves the factory. A sign on a truck reads 'National Homes'. Another reporter Tom Hadely reports about the fitting procedure of the component houses on site in the field. Men unload the panels. Nails being hammered to erect the wall panels of a new home in the suburbs. The panels being affixed to the pre-poured foundation and nailed. A roof being laid out. Frank Blair in a studio. Bill Moody reports about the component house of James and Margaret Bryan. Mr. And Mrs. Bryan in their well made house. A bedroom and a bathroom of the house. Vintage late 1950s styles in home and fashions are seen. Guests arrive at their house and they show them around the house. Teenage or early 20s couple on the back porch is seen dancing a Lindy Hop swing dance together. Housewife and a woman guest in the kitchen using refrigerator, built-in oven, and counter top spaces. Food being served to the guests. Guests seated in the living room. View of the separate dining room in the house. Blair talks about how component houses allow individuality in construction and in decoration of houses.

Date: 1958
Duration: 14 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042908
Gunners aboard a United States HH-53 C helicopter fire in a wooded area in Thailand during rescue operations.

Rescue activities of United States 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron in Thailand. A rear gunner aboard a United States Air Force HH-53C helicopter while in flight. A side gunner at a mini gun. The mini gun being fired into a wooded area and smoke rises. Lush green hills. Smoke puffs rise from the wooded area. Another HH-53C helicopter amidst the smoke as it picks up a downed crewman. The pilot and the co pilot of the HH-53C helicopter in the cockpit as they work on controls.

Date: 1972, August 19
Duration: 4 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042946
HC-130H aircraft in flight with Pilot, Co-pilot, flight engineer, Navigator and Radio Operator at their respective stations

Interior view of Air Rescue HC-130H aircraft in flight, Southeast Asia. Pilot, Co-pilot, and flight engineer are seen in the cockpit. Behind the forward cockpit area, the Navigator can be seen at his station, with the Radio operator to his right. Co-pilot speaks into microphone. Several takes are made of this. Aerial view of a muddy river flowing below.

Date: 1966, November 24
Duration: 1 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042962
Crew members at their respective stations inside HC-130H aircraft during flight

View inside an Air Rescue HC-130H aircraft in flight. Crew member scanning ground below, through large cabin window. Copilot conversing with pilot (unseen) in cockpit. Navigator working with chart, using pair of compasses and plotter. Radio Operator, working at station to the right of the Navigator.

Date: 1966, November 24
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042963
Highlights in career of Chester W Nimitz. U.S. naval campaigns against Japanese forces during World War II.

Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz speaks to naval officers and civilians, on third anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Sailors salute as he boards a ship. Admiral Nimitz with Admiral Halsey. Fleet of The United States ships underway to attack Japanese enemy. Battleships fire guns at enemy. Rockets being fired from U.S. ships. U.S. amphibious landing at Leyte. Japanese military show their commitment to fight. U.S. Navy crews at work aboard ships preparing to engage Japanese fleet at Leyte Gulf. Heavy U.S. naval gunfire. U.S. navy aircraft take off from carrier and engage Japanese in aerial combat. U.S. aircraft bomb Japanese ships and U.S. ships defend against Japanese air attacks. Japanese survivors floating on debris and life rafts in the ocean. U.S. wounded in stretcher. Dead Americans honored at sea by their comrades in an official ceremony.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042985
Japanese warplanes take off from Philippine airfield to attack U.S. Naval Task Force

Japanese pilots are briefed and take off in their planes from a Filipino airfield to attack U.S. Task Force 58. A variety of Japanese warplanes take off to attack the U.S. Naval Task Force. Among those seen are: Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank) fighters; Yokosuka D4Y Suise (Comet) dive bombers; and twin engine G4M1 (Betty) bombers. Aircraft are directed from a Control tower made of wood and bamboo with camouflage covering. Formations of the Japanese warplanes are seen flying overhead. Japanese battleships at sea firing their guns, planes in the air, and torpedoes being launched. Japanese trucks distribute newspapers telling of the great Japanese victory over the American Naval Task Force.Filipinos reading the papers. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, October 16
Duration: 4 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043002