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New York Mayor F H LaGuardia attends the christening ceremony of cruiser Honolulu.
A large crowd of Hawaiian dignitaries gathers to witness the christening of cruiser Honolulu in New York. Among the crowd are Mayor of New York Fiorello La Guardia along with his wife. The crowd watches Miss Poindexter christen cruiser `Honolulu' by smashing a specially decorated bottle across the bow of ship. The captain of the ship acknowledges the honors. The ship slides down from its dry dock and into the water. 1937.
Mayor of New York FIorello LaGuardia touring Rikers island,operating machines.
Mayor of New York FIorello LaGuardia touring Rikers island along with administrator of works Col. Summerville by a police boat. There he visits the housing construction project also takes a look on excavator operations. Machines involved in the project are shown.After returning back to the shore he operates a steam shovel. 1937.
Tammany Hall, Union Square and nearby buildings of New York
Views of buildings of New York and Union Square. People on the roads and in the park as well. The Tammany Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States) of New York City is shown. The hall holds a banner supporting the Democrat nominee for the Mayor of New York Royal S. Copeland. The banner also shows names of the democrat candidates for other posts. 1937.
View of the entrance of 'Society of Tammany of Columbian Order' or the Tammany Hall.
View of the entrance to the 'Society of Tammany of Columbian Order' or generally called the Tammany Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States) in New York City. Taxi cabs are seen in the busy street ahead of the hall. On the sidewall of the hall a poster supports Royal S. Copeland, the Democratic party nominee for election as Mayor of New York. 1937.
People demand the expansion of WPA in New York, United States, during the Great Depression
American citizens in 1937 marching in protest to demand the expansion of the WPA (Works Progress Administration), the largest New Deal agency providing employment to millions, in New York City. People carry banners with slogans written on them urging the government to continue WPA job programs and benefits.
Smoke rises from the twin stacks of a steam powered ferry underway in the Ohio River
The Ohio River Valley in the United States soon after the flood there in January 1937. House along the bank of the river. A flood damaged home. Ships underway at the river. Smoke rises from the twin smoke stacks of a steam powered ferry boat in the Ohio River.