Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers First Flight

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers First Flight

1943

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Summary: Story of the Wright brothers, pioneers and creators of aviation. Review early modes and speeds of travel, pointing out progress made from wagon train to aircraft. Reviews many honors, medals, memorials, bestowed upon the Wright brothers for their unique achievement. Good coverage of the Wright gliders and planes. Other personalities: President Taft, Henry Ford, Charles Kettering, President Coolidge, Col Deeds, Lincoln Beachey, first aircraft stuntman , and others. Produced by materiel Division, US Army Air Corps. 1) SEVENTY YEARS AGO CALIFORNIA WAS MANY MONTHS FROM NEW YORK. View of map showing United States. MS of wagon train crossing prairies. 2) THE SANTA FE TRAIL 1949. CU of covered wagon. Santa Fe trail shown on map of United States. 3) THE RAILROADS SHRANK THE MAP TO FOUR DAYS. CU of train in motion. Railroad route shown on map. 4) AND THE AIRPLANE TO 7 AND 1/2 HOURS. Airplane route shown on map. View of C-45 above New York City. 5) NOT SO LONG AGO EUROPE WAS MANY MONTHS AWAY. Views of sailing ship ...

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Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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Ford, Henry

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Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1853

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Robert A. Taft More than "Mr. Republican" In 1947, Republican Senator Robert A. Taft was at the peak of his power, commanding a coalition of conservative Republicans and southern Democrats to thwart President Harry S. Truman's domestic agenda. Taft's most impressive achievement came in June. The labor-restricting Taft-Hartley Act survived Truman's veto and won Taft the admiration of the press corps. Yet he did not seek the highest political office in the Senate; indeed, the title "majority...

Lahm, Frank Purdy, 1877-1963

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