Large crowd gathered at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. People waving farewell to the men aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) battleship as it is launched into the East River. Steam boats and tug boats move beside the Battleship as it leaves the naval yard. Crowd on the grandstand includes the sponsor, Miss Esther Ross, and the Governor of Arizona, George Hunt. Also Eva Behn, Salee King, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, Marie Farroll who was Maid of Honor, and Mrs. Ross, the mother of the sponsor. Views of the USS-Arizona underway in the East River, surrounded by many small tug boats and steam ships.
Belgian soldiers representing 12 different regiments march in New York City in a Victory Loan parade following World War I. The soldiers march carrying rifles, and are accompanied by several teams of dogs towing wheeled machine guns. Children press close to view the regiments and the dogs. A streetcar is parked in the background as the troops march by. The troops pose in formation for the camera.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson talks at New York Herald's office in New York, United States, in World War 1. Headlines of the newspaper 'The New York Herald'. Draft slips enclosed in gelatin capsules are put into a glass bowl. Woodrow Wilson's eyes are covered with a blindfold. Wilson draws a draft number from the bowl. Other dignitaries also draw draft numbers one by one in the same fashion. The draft slips read and result declared. Man writes results on a New York Herald's Bulletin Board. People gather in large numbers to see the results. Men raise their hats and cheer after knowing the results. U.S. flags hung outside New York Herald's building. (WWI; WW1)
Theodore Roosevelt and other dignitaries watch new inductees, in civilian clothes, march in a parade on 5th Avenue, New York City during World War 1. Thousands of inductees march from the recruit draft center carrying the U.S. flags. Men on rooftops watch the parade. U.S. flags hand from several buildings. Back at the recruiting center, new recruits, with their baggage, are escorted to curbside by an official. Several young women well-wishers speak to them. Other recruits are directed by Army soldiers, at a railroad yard, where a train waits to carry them to camp. Some passing railroad workers taunt the recruits and an Army soldier has to step in to quell the start of a fight. Another quick view of recruits leaving the center. (WWI; WW1)
View of a busy streets of New York City in 1905. Horse drawn carriages ride by. Pedestrians walking. Streetcars or trolleys pass at the upcoming intersection. Brief cut to 1940s aerial view of Saint Patricks Cathedral, and street view in front of cathedral. Then return to 1905 footage. Women and men in turn of century clothing, early 20th century fashions. Variety of different hats, top hats, derby hats, ornate hats on wealthy women in late gilded age period. Overcoats, suits, and long dresses.
Soviet Fliers are greeted in New York. Men pose for a camera with three Russian aviators who spanned the North Pole in a flight from Moscow to the U.S. The three aviators. They receive official reception at the City Hall by New York Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia. A large crowd at the City Hall to welcome the three aviators.
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