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Jubilant Crowds in Manhattan, New York City, celebrate German surrender ending World War I.
Crowds in New York City celebrate end of World War 1 near time of Armistice. View from above of crowds on 5th Avenue, in Manhattan, gathered at Madison Square, around the Altar of Liberty designed by architect Thomas Hastings, to honor homecoming American soldiers. Camera pans across celebrants waving hats, hands, and flags. Scene shifts to the financial district, and the George Washington Statue at Federal Hall, Wall Street, which has been draped with American flag and signs reading: "Liberty cannot die." A clergyman standing below the statue, paces back and forth. Closeup of a bearded Jewish man, wrapped in a Yiddish newspaper announcing the armistice. He is blowing a horn and has an American flag and a blue and white Jewish flag fastened at his back. Camera pans over young women dressed in costumes as: soldiers, nurses, drum majorettes, the statue of liberty, red cross workers, and Uncle Sam. View shifts to an effigy of the German Kaiser suspended high above the street, between two buildings. Men ride on the outside of a car. One "chokes" an small effigy of the Kaiser while another pummels it. Another crowd raises an effigy of the Kaiser aloft holding a white flag of surrender. A man wearing a grotesque mask of the Kaiser, with Kammerad written across the forehead. He holds an American flag. Vehicles, including a horse-drawn carriage, move along a street surrounded by vast crowds. Confetti flies through the air. Jubilant crowd wave newspapers with headline: Germany Surrenders. A double-decker bus seen in background.
American troops returning from World War I, aboard the R.M.S. Mauretania, in New York Harbor
U.S. troops arriving back in America from Europe following World War 1. American soldiers crowd the railings of the R.M.S Mauretania, which is coated in camouflage paint. A number of tug boats assist the Mauretania in docking. Crowd of people and vehicles seen waiting at Pier 54 Cunard Line docks with "Cunard Line" sign seen. Horse-drawn carriage loaded with boxes. American soldiers ride on Army trucks leaving the Cunard Line docks. (World War One; WWI; WW1)
Brokers Cafe and Restaurant with outdoor Curb Market on Broad Street in New York City
The New York Curb Market of Curbstone brokers at work on Broad Street, New York City. A large number of brokers knowns as 'Curb' brokers gather in the street, dealing in unlisted securities. They were also sometimes called the Sidewalk Stock Exchange or Curb Exchange. They communicate with clerks and counterparts leaning out through the open windows of the nearby buildings, shouting and waving hand signals, and recording trades. Crowded street of Curb Brokers in front of Brokers Cafe and Restaurant.
United States Army troops parade in New York City during a World War I Liberty Bond rally.
A military parade on the streets during a World War 1 Liberty Bond fundraising rally in New York City. United States Army troops parade, followed by U.S. Navy forces. Crowd gathers on the streets. Buildings decorated with American flags.
Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniel and Mayor Hylan review the Independence Day parade in New York City, United States
Sailors and soldiers march and Navy band plays at the Independence Day parade in New York, United States. Troops pass by the Flatiron Building (Fuller Building) at the corner of 23rd Street, 5th Avenue, and Broadway. Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniel and Mayor of New York, John Francis Hylan review the parade and shake hands. Aerial views of men marching on the streets in New York. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
New York City Independence Day Parade reviewed by Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniel and Mayor Hylan
Sailors, soldiers, Navy band and decorated floats at the Independence Day parade in New York, United States. On the reviewing stand, Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniel and Mayor of New York, John Francis Hylan, along with other officials review the parade. Aerial views of men marching on the streets in New York. Mayor Hylan speaks to two women at the podium. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)