A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946. The body is paused at a railroad crossing and power lines are being lifted so the aircraft can pass underneath.
The building of a new construction crane for Stratosphere Tower after the previous crane had been damaged in a construction fire; camera zooms in and out on the crane, construction equipment, and construction workers Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.
An image of Boulder Dam with open jet flow gates (outlet works) and a boxcar being lowered into the canyon. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
Pope John Paul II is on the left. Inscription on the back of the photo reads: "Suor Clara Bachiega presenta Al Papa le Attivita Del Centro at the Vatican December 1985" which translates to: "Sister Clara Bachiega presents the activities of the Center to the Pope at the Vatican December 1985."