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Seeds, crops, farm, and victory gardens worked to support war effort in World War II in the United States.

Agricultural progress motivated by the demands of World War 2, in the United States. Efforts made to develop substitute crops for foreign products now unavailable. Farmer on a tractor in the farm. Crop planted and harvested with the help of tractor. Man takes seeds in hands from a bag. A 100 pound bag of 0-14-14 fertilizer reads: 'AAA for use only in carrying out soil building practices. Agriculture Conservation Program of the Agricultural Adjustment Agency." Farmer Harry Vetch in Mississippi shown in his field of nitrogen rich legumes that he is growing in order to obtain nitrogen fertilizer since nitrogen is needed in the war effort and unavailable to farmers. View of a field of crimson clover also for use in obtaining nitrogen. View of soybean and clover also used for nitrogen in corn fields. Man on tractor spreads manure fertilizer. A sign board reads: "Emergency Rubber Project. Quail Creek Nursery. Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture" outside a building. A man examines a test planting of a Mexican hule rubber plant needed to meet war demand for rubber. Man beside a 'Department of Agriculture' truck bounces a chunk of rubber. Also shown is a test planted row of Kok-saghyz Russian dandelion used to produce rubber. Milkweed and goldenrod plants are shown. Narrator talks about Victory Gardens as images of farmers plowing small fields are shown. Samples of Victory Garden vegetables shown on a table with signs noting the nutrients in each such as calcium, iron and vitamin B. A woman in a home victory garden holds up produce. View of a shelf of canned vegetables from a victory garden. Houses and trees on a farm, as a combine harvester works the fields. Mountains in the background. A row of grain silos. Man plows a field with yoked oxen. A woman works on a farm and drives a tractor. Farmers drive tractors and harvest potatoes or onions in a field.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045651
Men work on the processing of planetary gear in a machine shop, United States.

The processing of planetary gear in a machine shop, United States. Interior of the machine shop. Workers assemble the turbine inside the shop. Machining the lower and upper part of maneuvering valve. Boring end of reduction gear case. Men machining the reduction gear case. Planetary gear forging. Processing of the planetary gear and various stages of the completion of the gear. Cutting teeth of planetary gear, driving pinion and internal gears. Worker machining gear cage which carries planetary gears. They balance the gear cage. Workers work in the planetary gear and cage assembly. Unit of planet gear reduction being assembled into case. Propeller shaft thrust bearing at right hand. A skeleton unit showing the reduction of speed from 8.4 to 1.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1918
Duration: 8 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045746
Men work on the processing of a turbine in a machine shop in United States.

The processing of a turbine in a machine shop in United States. Interior of the machine shop. An assembly of rotor disc and blades. Men work on the rotor blades. Brazing band on end of blades to stiffen them. Men turn the turbine shaft. A man watches the turning turbine shaft. Rotor ready to be placed in the turbine casing.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045747
Steam turbine engine is assembled and readied for shipment from a machine shop in United States.

Interior of a machine shop. Workers assemble a turbine. They assemble the maneuvering valves. The completed turbines and the reduction gear. A sign reads: '2500 horse power steam turbine engine used in eagle boats, Ford Motor Company'. Turbine and reduction gear ready for shipping. The turbine at work.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1918
Duration: 3 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045748
A Consolidated PB-2A airplane crashes during 20th anniversary air show at the Langley Field, Virginia.

People gather for an air show celebrating the 20th anniversary of Langley field, Virginia. B-18s parked on runway. Spectators stand in front of Administration building. Several Consolidated PB-2A airplanes of the 8th Pursuit Group are seen in the air. A flight of Y1B-17 bombers, from the 2nd Bombardment Group, flying low over the crowd. Several PB-2As are also flying low, when one of them suddenly dives towards the ground and crashes in front of the spectators. The pilot, Major Alfred J. Waller, is killed and the observer Sergeant John Johnston is injured. The Crashed aircraft aflame and smoke rising. Crash truck responds. People rush towards the plane.

Location: Langley Field Virginia USA
Date: 1937, December 11
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045789
Army Air Forces airplane crashes in front of spectators during air show at Langley Field, Virginia, 11 December 1938.

Crowd gathered to watch air show celebrating 20th anniversary of Langley Field, Virginia. Seven Y1B-17s from the 2nd Bombardment Group, at Langley Field, fly very low in an echelon-right formation. The crowd gazes at the sky. Several Consolidated PB-2As, from the 8th Pursuit Group, in flight. R3-2As dive and fly by in front of the crowd. A lone Y1B-17 flies low over the ground. One of several low-flying PB-2As, 35–50, of Headquarters Squadron, 8th Pursuit Group, suddenly dives into the ground and crashes, bursting into flames. People watch the burning wreckage. A crash truck responds and is seen besides the wreckage. Spectators rush towards the crashed plane. (Army Air Corps Major Alfred J. Waller was killed in the crash and Observer, Sergeant John Johnston was injured.)

Location: Langley Field Virginia USA
Date: 1938, December 11
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045790
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