Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after the Pittsburgh flood of 1936 (March 17-18, 1936). Workers cleaning up debris at 610 Stanwix Street in front of the Joseph Horne Co. department store building. Men tossing debris on a truck and shoveling debris out of the street. A large flood water pump emptying water onto the street. Policeman with a ruler pointing to a plaque mounted to the store's corner at Stanwix Street and Penn Ave. that reads “HIGH WATER, MARCH 15TH 1907”. The police officer then points to new high-water mark on the pillar which is much higher.
A collegiate football game between the Navy Midshipmen and Pittsburgh Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. The game starts. Spectators seated in the stands as they watch the match and cheer. James Traficant is quarterback for Pitt as they defeat Navy. The score board reads Navy 14 and Pittsburgh 28.
A football game at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York City. Spectators cheer. The New York Giants football team take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Eastern Division Title. They win by 33-17 with the help of players like Yelberton Abraham Tittle (Y.T. Tittle) and Frank Gifford.
Start of the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive in World War 1. United States Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniels opens the Liberty Loan drive, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On this occasion he delivers a speech in front of a large gathering. He also reviews a parade of 10,000 mill workers. Mill workers loaded in trucks and other vehicles move past people in a street. A Naval band plays at the parade. Mill workers carrying flags and banners march. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps during an interview at Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. He answers questions related to Presidential election of 1964. He accepts his name being mentioned as a Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate but says that the final decision will be taken at the party convention. He says that Senator Goldwater does not have great chances of winning against President Johnson because of the latter's popularity.
Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps delivers a speech at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Shriver speaks how the Jewish Peace Corps volunteers have been serving in four Muslim countries. He also highlights the role Peace Corps have played in poor countries. He talks about racial discrimination and reveals that 80 percent of poor people in America are Whites. He appeals for personal commitment from people to remove poverty, the way Peace Corps have been doing in various countries.
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