The Quebec Conference in Canada during World War 2. View of the Château Frontenac (1 Rue des Carrières, Quebec, QC G1R 5J5), in Quebec City. Conference takes place inside the Château Frontenac. Present in the Quebec Conference are United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, and US General George Marshall and Colonel Lewis A. Pick. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill seen together. Their chiefs of staff sit at a conference table and discuss important matters such as the creation of the combined British and American South East Asia Command (SEAC). Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, the appointed Supreme Allied Commander, during the meeting. Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten speaks with military officers while walking away from a transport plane in Asia. South East Asian Command insignia depicting a phoenix.
United States President John F. Kennedy addresses the United States Congress, appealing to increase the budget for defense and support for the space program. Congressmen clap upon the arrival of President Kennedy in the United States Capitol. Cameramen capturing videos of President Kennedy’s address using very long lenses. “These are extraordinary times. And we face an extraordinary challenge. Our strength as well as our convictions have imposed upon this nation the role of leader in freedom's cause.”, President Kennedy begins his speech. “I have not asked for a single program which did not cause one or all Americans some inconvenience, or some hardship, or some sacrifice. But they have responded and you in the Congress have responded to your duty--and I feel confident in asking today for a similar response to these new and larger demands. It is heartening to know, as I journey abroad, that our country is united in its commitment to freedom and is ready to do its duty” said President Kennedy, concluding his speech to the United States Congress.
Astronauts Eugene “Gene” Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison H. Schmitt enjoying zero gravity inside the spacecraft during Apollo 17 mission. They pass around various objects in capsule, including a flashlight, a mission book, and a shaver. Ronald Evans refuses the shaver with comical disgusted expression while another flips in his chair. . Harrison Schmitt playfully rotates his body in fetal position in zero gravity. Ronald Evans eats a sausage another grabs a floating pack of juice and drinks from it. Harrison Schmitt shaves using an electric razor, passing the razor to Ronald Evans.
Moon rock obtained from the NASA Apollo Program on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. A pair of forceps transfer a small piece of moon rock to a dish. A scientist stirs a beaker containing purple liquid. Mounted sample of moon rock . Sample put into electron microscope. Close up view of scientist looking into microscope. Extreme close up of microscope controls. Close up of the eye of a man. Running chart recorder next to a scientist and computer consoles in Houston A bank of helicorders recording seismograph measurements and other telemetry from the moon. A rotating centrifuge machine used for NASA astronaut high-G training. Point of view from inside moving centrifuge. Scientists watching pilot in centrifuge. Heart rate of astronaut on CRT display. Unconscious astronaut in centrifuge. Close up of woman scientist wearing glasses. A woman scientist working behind flasks. A craftsman welding metal. An astronaut on an exercise bike. A woman scientist operating machine in lab. A woman engineer examining astronaut’s thermal gloves. Two workers setting a column into place. An astronaut undergoes neutral buoyancy training. Microscopic view of crystals found on the moon.
View of Apollo astronaut (probably Gene Cernan) bunny hopping on the moon while Apollo 17 astronaut Dr. Harrison Schmitt sings a few bars of "The Fountain in the Park" but with alternate words "I Was Strolling on the Moon One Day" as Gene Cernan joins in. On April 23, 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke approach a house rock at the edge of North Ray crater. Charlie Duke exclaims, "Look at the size of that rock!" Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt holds a moon rock while Gene Cernan says, “We hope that this will be a symbol of what our feelings are, what the feelings of the Apollo Program are, and a symbol of mankind; that we can live in peace and harmony in the future.” Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard and Ed Mitchell setting up the United States flag on the moon. View of the earth from space, on the the moon, as astronaut Harrison Schmitt comments, "This glow represented to all of us, I think, not only home but a very fragile place that we have come back and felt that needed not only protection but understanding"
A rock festival in West Potomac Park during the 1971 May Day protests in Washington DC to protest the Vietnam War. Crowds of anti-war protesters belonging to different youth subcultures, such as college students, hippies, and high school students, camp and attend rock concert in West Potomac Park. A hotdog vendor selling Sabrett frankfurters to protesters in West Potomac Park. Various images of teenagers and protest participants attending a rock concert in West Potomac Park. Band playing onstage during a rock festival in West Potomac Park. African American man dances to rock music. A couple, lying down in an embrace. Teenager dancing. A toddler riding the back of his parent during the rock festival. Two teenagers embracing. A teenager smokes. Medics carry a drug overdose patient away from a D.C. Human Resources Drug Mobile for treatment. A police helicopter flying over West Potomac Park. Aerial view of the West Potomac Park filled with over 25, 000 rock festival and May Day protest participants. An image taken during the evening showing an aerial view of the 40, 000 participants gathered in the West Potomac Park. A police officer sits at his desk using a loupe magnifier to view photos taken from the West Potomac Park rock festival. Close view of a rock singer performing onstage.
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