Close up of U.S. Air Force airman, wearing glasses, smiling and chatting with British man at RAF Molesworth, in England, 1954, ten years after WW2. Various angles of the two men chatting, the Englishman smokes a pipe. The two men walk along a road beside abandoned air base buildings. The men enter an old, damaged warehouse, multiple takes shown. Close up of the American clearing cobwebs from a broken window, sticks his head out from inside.
An American airman (U.S. Air Force) and a British man tour abandoned buildings at the Royal Air Force Base in Molesworth, England, 1954, ten years after WW2. Various scenes of the men as they enter an old, ruined air force building. Close up of the building label above the door. Repeated shots of the Englishman, wearing cap, as he points up at the building. The two men walk and peer into the window of a warehouse, then walk around the side. Close ups of the men examining through the damaged windows.
A British man and a U.S. Air Force soldier tour an abandoned runway and airfield at RAF Molesworth in England, in 1954, ten years post WW2. Shot from an elevated position showing the two men walking across the overgrown airstrip. Grasses and shrubs grow from the deserted airfield. The men walk back and forth, pointing at things and exploring. They stop to chat, laughing. The Englishman smokes a pipe. Close up of the Englishman as he speaks with the American. The Englishman wears a flat cap and sports a mustache. The two men chat while the Englishman smokes. Close up of the American, who wears glasses.
Scenes from a U.S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine film. View of green plains with grasshoppers flying about. Various shots of dead corn, alfalfa, small grains, and other trees and shrubs, all ravaged by grasshoppers in the Great Plains of the United States. Two men walk along a fence line in the midst of a dust storm. Shot of ruined fence. Illustrated graphic map of the United States outlines regions which were previously affected by grasshopper plagues. Illustration of a grasshopper placed over top of the graphic, entire western United States highlighted. Narrator notes that plagues have caused millions of dollars in agricultural damages. Zooming shot on record book containing figures representing agricultural economic loss for individual states. Scene changes to swarms of grasshoppers crawling and flying in mass, followed by shots of destroyed farm crop land, trees, and eroded river bank.
From a United States Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine film on grasshopper plagues. Close up of brown grasshopper, mandibles moving. Side view shows developed hind legs, allowing strong leaping abilities. Grasshopper ravaging farm crops and shrubs. Swarm of grasshoppers. Narrator notes that just five species of grasshoppers are responsible for at least ninety percent of all damage done to cultivated crops. Overview and close ups of each of the five species: Migratory grasshopper, Differential grasshopper, Two-striped grasshopper, Red-legged grasshopper, and Clear-winged grasshopper. View of dry, dead crop field. Cattle are herded into a pen, narrator notes that grasshoppers also cause millions of dollars in damages to range and pasture. Graphic map of the United States, Gulf states highlighted. Man speaks about the grasshoppers. Grasshoppers eat farm crops in the fields of the Gulf states. Graphic map of U.S. shows northeast states highlighted. Grasshopper insects eat and destroy crops.
From a U.S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine film. Farmer picks crops in a farm field, speaks about grasshopper damages which is expected each year and written off before harvest. Illustrated graphic map of the United States shows crops of different regions and highlights that grasshoppers affect all areas. Close up of grasshoppers feeding on many types of staple crops. Scenes of feeding and destroyed plants. Scenes of grasshoppers eating more unconventional foods such as wood and tree bark, in hot and dry climates. Green and brown grasshopper insects pictured.
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