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Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniel reviews the decorated floats at the Independence Day parade in New York, United States
Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniel and Mayor of New York, John Francis Hylan review the Independence Day parade in New York, United States. . Decorated floats at the Independence Day parade. Girls in colorful costumes, men carry banners reading ' Liberty ' and ' Save for more' written on them.
Secretary of Labor, James J David and others review the Labor Day parade in New York, United States
Secretary of Labor, James J David, Governor Alfred Emanuel Smith of New York and Governor Hearst, Grover Whalen and Mayor John Francis Hylan of New York review the Labor Day parade in New York, United States. Workers march at the parade. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Manhattan Municipal Building and gathering of Mayor's Committee of Women on National Defense, in New York City
Skyline of New York featuring the newly built Manhattan Municipal Building rising high in the sky above other nearby buildings. A huge bell Liberty Bell-like replica in a nearby park with a sign that reads "Mayor's Committee of Women on National Defense." A man addresses the spectators together with a woman in a red cross-like uniform (likely Mrs. Millicent Hearst, wife of William Randolph Hearst and Chair of the committee, formed during World War I). Two U.S. Navy sailors also stand on the podium. Traffic moves on a street with flag decorated buildings in business district.
Liberty Loan Drive in New York City during World War I
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive activities in New York City during World War 1. Crowd lines sidewalks to watch as a New York City Policemen's brass band leads a parade along an avenue. A sign on building, above the spectators reads: "Buy Bonds to Arm Armies." A color guard of policemen follows the band, and behind them, a group of mounted policemen moving two-by-two, ahead of a formation of policemen. Scene changes to a street filled with people. Some hold flags and signs. A crowd hangs the Kaiser in effigy outside the Woolworth Building, at 233 Broadway ( between Park Place and Barclay Street in Lower Manhattan, opposite City Hall). Sign on the building reads: "Fight Buy Bonds." Above, a dozen business men watch the events from the window of the Irving National Bank. Gate of the first floor Rathskeller is seen at sidewalk level. Soon, another effigy of the Kaiser is seen swinging from a rope. Both dangle from the third floor of the Woolworth Building. Scene changes to a brass band playing in the street. Workmen are seen on the marquee of a building being renovated. A sailor stands in their midst giving a speech. The workmen applaud. The sailor gives an impassioned call for those below to buy Liberty Bonds. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Sailors burn effigies of the Kaiser and German Crown Prince when finished using them to promote Liberty Bond sales.
After having used cardboard cutouts of the Kaiser and German Crown Prince, in the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive, U.S. sailors dispose of them. Sailors are lined up at the Naval Supply Depot in New York City, watching as several of them hang a cardboard cutout effigy of the Kaiser over scraps of wood, which they set afire. All the sailors jump and cheer as the smoke and flames rise. They throw paper on the fire to help it burn. Others swing a cardboard effigy of the German Crown Prince, over the fire. As the sailors dance about and cheer, and the fire burns, one of them performs acrobatic tricks in front of the camera. Others come forward and dance for the camera. Finally, a hose is brought to the scene and used to extinguish the fire. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
The James Farley Post Office building on Eighth Avenue and Public Library at Fifth Avenue at Forty-Second Street, New York City
New York City. Skyscraper along lower Broadway in New York City. Dirigible airship floats overhead. Pedestrians, streetcars, automobile and truck traffic along street. The James Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue. The Public Library at Fifth Avenue at Forty-Second Street.