Views of interior of a textile mill in United States. Processing of clothes, workers at work, various weaving and spinning machines. Lawyer in a library and closeup views of various magazines and books on shelves including Moody's 1949 annual. Interior of a classroom, instructor addressing and telling the class about TWUA (Textile Work Union of America). Group of students in a garden. Interior of Senate chamber in United States Capitol in Washington DC. End of video shows President Truman on October 26, 1949 signing the amended Fair Labor Standards Act which raised the minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour.
The 1949 Hollywood Gold Cup was held at Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia, California. (The entire Hollywood Park season was moved to Santa Anita, following a devastating fire on the night of May 5, 1949 that destroyed Hollywood Park's grandstand.) The spectators seated in the stands. The horses on tracks . The owner of the horse, Solidarity. The race starts. The spectators watch the race and cheer. The horses run on the track. The spectators watch as Solidarity wins the race.
Mrs. Walter S. Goodland, wife of the Governor of Wisconsin, holds a bottle of champagne, preparing to christen the battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64). Rear Admiral, M.F.Draemel, Commandant of the Navy Yard advises her how to swing the bottle and then steps away so Governor Goodland can stand next to Mrs. Goodland for photographs
The horn of the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) sounds loudly, as Mrs. Walter S. Goodland, wife of the Governor of Wisconsin, successfully breaks a bottle of champagne over the ship's bow and it starts down the ways. She is assisted by Rear Admiral M.F. Draemel, Commandant of the Navy Yard. The ship's horn continues to sound throughout the launching. Navy yard personnel and spectators all cheer.
A football game in the United States. Highlights of a game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Northwestern Wildcats. Spectators cheer. The Wisconsin Badgers win by 37-6.
Celebration of Wisconsin's Cheese Week. A huge cheese weighing over a ton arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. Women in decorative costumes seated around the cheese. A banner reads 'See the World's Largest Cheese'. Wisconsin Senator Alexander Wiley officiates for his state and unveils a 'cheese' sculpture of Vice President John Garner IV.
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