United States Air Force personnel work at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Three United States airmen and a Martin technician install destruct system in SM-68 Titan missile at a hangar. Other man interacts and guides the airmen.
On Election Day, November 7, 1944, in World War 2, Americans are seen waiting patiently to vote. They stand in a long line extending down a city sidewalk next to brick and stone buildings. Views of several persons in the line. Scene shifts in flashback to the election of Woodrow Wilson, in 1912. Four men on horseback arrive at a polling place. Another travels to vote, in his 1910 Ford Model T truck. Change of time and place shows farmer arriving by horse-drawn wagon and walking to polling place past 1930s car and truck. A fully laden truck stops at a rural gasoline station, temporarily serving as polling place. American town residential street scene in the 1930s. Citizens gathering to vote at a polling place set up at a laundry shop, in the Bronx Borough of New York City. Views of various places in the United States, serving as polling places. Americans seen waiting to vote at various places, in the 1944 national election. Among the sites shown is Bridgeport Central High School, built in 1916, (which later became Bridgeport City Hall), at 45 Lyon Terrace in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Persons in various places, registering to vote, including actor Lewis Stone, actress Esther Williams, and USO entertainer, Bob Hope. Voter closing curtain behind him as he votes in a voting booth. Views of voters' feet, below curtains, as they vote. Various types of boxes. Newspaper headline speaks of the large voter turnout in millions during the 1944 election. Shipyard workers at end of their shift, are seen heading to the polls to vote.
Ground view of the new Federal Post Office Building in Philadelphia on the day of its dedication,May 25, 1935. Aerial view of the top of the building as a Kellett autogyro lands on the roof. Post office officials and others stand in a line back from landing area. More aerial views of the building and environs. On the roof, the pilot initiates autogyro mail service from Camden New Jersey, by delivering a mail pouch to Postmaster General, James A. Farley, who is surrounded by other officials. Again, more views of the building and environment. The autogyro making a steep ascent from the rooftop.
First test flight of metal airship in Detroit,Michigan. United States Navy ZMC-2 airship moves out from hangar at the airfield. People stand near airship. It takes off.
Gridiron training of Navy team in Annapolis,Maryland. United States Navy team seated on ground as coach Bill Ingram instructs them. Building in the background. Team members run on ground and perform exercise. They practice ball catching. Players practice with tackling dummy.
Iron Curtain speech by British Leader Winston Churchill at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. President of the United States Harry S Truman and British Leader Winston Leonard Churchill travel through streets in a motorcade. They wave and civilians cheer. A large crowd gathered at the Westminster College hall. British Leader Churchill addresses the gathering. President Harry S. Truman, and officers seated on a platform behind Churchil, who speaks about the secret experience of the atomic bomb which the United States, Great Britain and Canada share. He mentions the fraternal association of the English speaking peoples.
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