A woman named Ann Collins is seen in a vacant lot, where she and others of the community work to clean it up so it can be made into a playground. They pick up trash and deposit it in a wheelbarrow that Ms Collins pushes to a 1947 Dodge pickup truck, parked nearby, where it is unloaded. Views of others working with rakes and shovels to prepare the ground. Some trash falls on Ms. Collins as she hands a bushel basket full to a man standing in the back of the open truck. She smiles and climbs into the cab of the truck, which has "John C. Hunter, Monroe, N.Y. Dial 2371" painted on its door. The truck drives away, with two young men steadying boxes of trash in the back. The truck proceeds along a street in the town, past parked cars of the period, such as a 1949 Pontiac sedan. Ms Collins waves from the truck cab as it drives past a street sign reading "No Littering." They pass people lined up outside a polling place, where election voting is taking place. Scene changes to the interior of a rummage shop run by local women to help the poor. Other women are seen working inside a greenhouse associated with a garden club. Next, a woman is seen handing publications to two girl scouts in uniform. A church choir, with many women, sings during a service. Closeups of the choir as they sing the hymn, "Holy, Holy, Holy" by John B. Dykes. Scene shifts to a physician and nurse taking blood from a volunteer blood donor. Closeup of the blood being collected in a glass flask. Next, citizens are seen inside the polling place where volunteers register them to vote. A uniformed police officer stands nearby as the voters make their way to voting booths. Women enter curtained voting booth and vote.
Interior of a house, woman hand over a newspaper to her husband, he sits on a chair as the daughter turns dial on the console radio when the father of the girl asks her to turn the radio volume down. Father comes out of house and dumps garbage in a refuse can. Woman walks outside a supermarket, and then enters, housewife picks vegetables, points at a meat counter, and butcher shows her a piece of meat. Man takes bills from the drawer, walks to table, removes pay check from the wallet and studies it. Interior of an auto factory, two men talking, and another one join them. Three men walk through glass door marked, "Conference Room", the three men walk to a table where management representatives are seated and are introduced. All sit and start discussions. Two men get up, shake hands and walk out. View of union UAW CIO local 22 headquarters signs on building. Boy and girl children learning to dance together in a hall of the union building.
Interior of a house, husband and wife flip through "New Homes" magazine. Man hands his wife a couple of twenty dollar bills which she places in bank deposit book. Man and woman come up, walk to door. Scenes in suburban neighborhood. Housewife hangs wash on line in backyard as neighbor comes to fence. Woman walks over to neighbor and talks. Man mowing grass with push mower, struggles with old mower. Neighbor brings him his new mower. Man and woman greet neighbors, group around a table in the living room, enjoying a game of playing cards. Man and his husband enter election headquarters. A young girl seated in a house, girl sobs over school books as her mother tries to comfort her. Father walks in, takes off coat, sits and helps daughter with school work. Woman enters "Andres Jackson Intermediate School" entrance. She walks along corridor, enters empty class room, goes over to teacher's desk, shakes hands with teacher.
Exterior of Museum of Modern Arts in New York City, United States of America. Entrance of the museum can be seen. A board saying 'Paintings from Museum Collection'. Interior of the museum, people observing the paintings. A couple viewing “The Red Studio” by Henri Matisse and in conversation.
Views of different paintings exemplifying modern art. First painting is 'Girl before a mirror' by Pablo Picasso. Famous paintings of famous painters can be seen, some of them are: 'New York waterfront' by Stuart Davis; 'Around the fish' by Paul Klee and composition in black, white and red. 'Reclining figure' by Henry Moore can also be seen.
Views of various famous paintings at Whitney Museum of American art, New York City. Paintings displayed includes 'The Red Studio' by Henri Matisse, 'Ophelia' by Stanley William Hayter, and 'Attic' by William de Kooning.
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