Summer collection being displayed at Hotel Pierre in New York, United States. Models display outfits made from cotton designed by Joseph Halpert. The models display different styles of dresses meant for different occasions. A model talks over a phone as she displays a dress. An apple print dress being displayed.
A film titled 'By Request' of the Army-Navy Screen Magazine about the requests of U.S. Army soldiers fighting in World War II. A man places a few papers in place at the 'By Request' office of the Army-Navy Screen Magazine. Door window sign reads “Army-Navy Screen Magazine New York City”. The Women’s Army Corps (WAC) host reads the letter of a person. A woman places tomato slices on a bread and the cabbage leaves. She cuts the sandwich half and serves with a glass of milk. The woman eats the sandwich.
A film of the Army-Navy Screen Magazine about the requests of U.S. Army soldiers fighting in World War II answered by the host of a television program in New York. The host reads the letter of a person. Famous American comedian and singer Jimmy Durante (the schnozzola) sings with a band. Musicians play in the background. The host ends the program.
U.S. Army award ceremony at Halloran General Hospital on Staten Island New York. The honored World War II veterans line up. The recipients salute as U.S. flag is taken down at formal retreat. The flag flutters in wind. Major Jeannette Blech, Chief Nurse at Halloran Hospital, pins the Purple Heart on the uniform of Paratrooper Lance Leonard of Buffalo. A man in the background takes pictures. Major Blech shakes hands with Paratrooper Leonard. The Purple Heart pinned up on the uniform. Private Stanley Zych of Staten Island receive Purple Hearts from Major Blech. Major Jeannette Blech is the first woman in U.S. history to present the Purple Heart to war heroes. The service men and women of the Halloran General Hospital parade.
SS Gripsholm (Ship) arrives in New York, United States in World War II. Cameramen take photos as SS Gripsholm as it arrives at New York harbor. The rails are crowded with Americans. She docks at Pier F in Jersey City and ambulances roll away with wounded soldiers. Six hundred and sixty-two repatriates from German internment camps come ashore. S. Pinckney Tuck, excharge d'affairs in Vichy seen. Douglas MacArthur (General Douglas MacArthur's nephew), approaches with his dog. Passengers are happy to come in home. Ralph Heinzen of the United Press gives an intelligent analysis of internal conditions in Germany today. Stalingrad was the turning point, he states. Germany began losing the war with that defeat and Hitler started losing prestige.
Children holding stuffed animal dolls in New York, United States. A girl kisses her mother on the cheek. A little girl holding a Pluto dog doll. A boy in raincoat takes off his cap. Jane Engel exhibits her exceptional styles for boys and girls in Oval Room of the Ritz-Carlton (46th Street and Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan). A group of brothers, sisters and their mother pose together. Children with toys. Two boys in woolen pants and striped jersey. One of them rides a bicycle. A woman and her daughter walk down the stairs together. A pair of two sisters in matching frocks. A little girl winks at the camera.