The March of Dimes Fashion Show in New York, United States. Models walk on a ramp. The guests include Jean Marie MacArthur, wife of Douglas MacArthur, and famous personalities and journalists such as Dorothy Kilgallen and Elsa Maxwell. Gossip columnist and author Elsa Maxwell on the catwalk. Basil O'Connor, President of the National FoundationâMarch of Dimes, smokes while talking to celebrity guests. Models pose in evening gowns exhibiting Spring collections from American fashion designers. Spanish artist Salvador DalĂ is seen in attendance. 1957 Polio Poster Girl Marlene Olsen walks on the ramp.
Shows crowd gathered outside the Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, in 1957, protesting admission of African American students during civil rights movement. Shows "Little Rock Nine" in station wagon being escorted to the school by armed Federal troops. Ernie Green reflects on the experience of the troop escort. Views of Ernest Greene at Michigan State University in a library and Professor Greene teaching in a classroom. Green is seen on a building site working to encourage black apprenticeships in the building trades. Ernest Green seated in an office.
People arrive at a trailer camp in Florida, United States. Cars and RV (recreational vehicle) trailers at the camp. Men and women seated and eating food outside a trailer. A trailer towed behind a vehicle. Women enter a vehicle. A young girl waves out from the cab of a vehicle. Cars, including 1957 Chevrolet, move slow along a road in stop and go traffic.
New York Times headlines dated October 1, 1957. The headline reads 'Soviet Goes All Out On Satellite Bonanza'. The article is about the Soviet in great propaganda drive to impress the outside world.
The New York Times headlines dated October 6, 1957. Western experts believe satellite may last years. Picture and drawings of Explorer I. A picture of a satellite, scientist works on satellite and a sketch of satellite which indicates various parts.
Glimpse of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, with U.S. Army troops posted to protect nine African American students enrolling at the school during Civil Rights movement. Scene shifts to after graduation, when Minnijean Brown, one of the nine, strolls the campus of Southern Illinois University, and speaks of wanting to be a writer. She is seen in the office of a newspaper, where she works as a part time reporter, after school. Brown walks on the college campus with Professor Simon. she bicycles and picnics with friends.