A radar tracking station at a German V-2 rocket test site at the White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico. Various radar equipment in operation including SCR-270 (Signal Corps Radio model 270 radar).
A German V-2 rocket at the White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico. The V-2 is hauled out of a hangar building.
U.S. troops return home in troop transports after World War II. The troop transports escorted by destroyers and navy blimps steam into New York Harbor past the Statue of Liberty. View of New York skyline and coastline. Ships spray water. The troops aboard the ships. U.S. flag flying on ships docking into New York Harbor. Returning servicemen are greeted by their families.
Helicopter lands on ground at Quonset Point in United States. President Eisenhower and his wife disembark the helicopter along with naval aide and other officers. Eisenhower removes his hat and is greeted by a naval officer. Eisenhower and party walk towards the Presidential plane Columbine. They walk up the ramp of the plane. The doorway is closed and the ramp is pushed away. Columbine in the parking area prepares for the take off. Crew pulls cable from the aircraft. Three naval Officers stand by. Navy plane director guides the plane. Columbine taxies for take off.
Aviation training for U.S. Army Air Service or Aviation Section of U.S. Signal Corps during World War 1. Cadets undergo aviation training in United States. High altitude view of New York City area including Liberty Island and Statue of Liberty. Trainees in airplanes in flight. Aerial view of trainees in formation over New York City. Biplane lands on air field near New York City. Buildings in the background. A man stands at airbase. Cadet and instructor come out of the cockpit. Other airplane on the airbase. Cadet and instructor in the cockpit. The plane takes off.
From the Ford Motor Company produced film, "Scenes From the World of Tomorrow" documenting the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York City. View of Ford Pavilions in the Ford Exposition. People stand outside the Ford Pavilion. Exterior of the building. Statues and flags in front of the building. Interior of the building. Visitors enter the building to gain knowledge about Ford and modern industry. They view historic Ford cars. Then they view the new 1940 cars: Ford, Ford Deluxe, Mercury, Lincoln Zephyr, and Lincoln. Visitors view Henry Ford's first gasoline engine. A giant moving mural by Henry Billings symbolizing the dependence of industry on pure science. The Industrial Hall, featuring a giant Ford Cycle of Production exhibit that traces the progress of 27 raw materials through their production cycle to a finished Ford vehicle. Demonstrations of manual, hand-production versus mechanized production and comparison of costs, with cost for a hand-produced car ringing in around 17,000 dollars.
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