Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Washington DC, United States, during peace talks regarding the middle east. The U.S. Capitol in view. Several officials enter through a door into a hall in the building. The officials shake hands with other officials in the hall. Prime Minister Begin shakes hands with the officials and talks to them. The National Press Club building. Officials seated in the front at a table and U.S. and Israel flags displayed behind them. Press correspondents seated. A photographer takes pictures of the officials. A press man takes notes. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin speaks at the press meet. The Prime Minister says that the discussions with U.S. President Jimmy Carter went very well and the President was very gracious to him. He says that he believes they have established an outcome that is expected to work in not only the coming months but also in the years to come. Elevated view from a building of vehicles moving on street. The U.S. Capitol in the background.
Repair of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) in Washington DC, United States. Aerial view of the Washington Monument. A scaffolding around the monument during the repair work. Several views of the scaffolding. A man at work seated beside the scaffolding on the monument. Aerial view of the construction material near the monument. View of buildings through the scaffolding of the monument. Men at work on the scaffolding. The U.S. flag on the top of the scaffolding. The Washington Monument after completion of the work.
Profitable remodeling of business property in New York City, New York. The Vice President of an industrial savings bank seated at his table speaks about remodeling business property. He says that the industrial savings bank owned a six-story store and an office building. The six-story building. People moving about outside the building. A large store and a small store on the ground floor. The original picture layout of the ground floor with one large store and one small store, earning a rental of $5,800. The Vice President says that the large store was decided to be remodeled into four smaller stores and rented out. A new picture layout of the ground floor with four small stores in place of the large store, which will earn a rental of $11,500. The Vice President of the bank says that the remodeling cost is expected to be met in about three years and the bank would now have five stores instead of two stores.
Modernization of a living room in the United States. Interior designer Catherine Howard speaks about remodeling of a living room. She says that every woman likes her living room modernized but puts it off for the reason that it is not affordable. The interior designer says that the living room could be modernized at a very moderate cost. View of a living room furnished in 1920 with old style furniture, a center table, a fireplace mantle and wall hangings. The fixtures like the fireplace mantle and a hanging lamp are changed. View of the room emptied and walls covered with a plain wall paper. Book shelves are placed in corners and curtains and venetian blinds are put on windows. A plain rug is spread on the floor. Modern couches and a center table are placed on the rug. Table lamps are placed on tables beside the couches.
Firemen campaign to prevent fires in the United States. Firemen move in vans with equipment to douse building fires. People standing on the side of a road. Buildings on fire. Flames rising from the buildings. A fire officer shows a rusted stove pipe and stray electric wiring. The Fire Chief says that most fires occur in buildings that need repair. He says that they have been calling on property owners and examining their premises and advising them to correct the errors in the buildings to prevent fire.
Recovery of building industry in the United States. Views of men hammering nails, plastering, brick laying, cementing, painting and laying false floors during a remodeling program in the United States. View of the industries which have undergone equipment improvement. Large crowds of men who are employed in the remodeling program. Laborers during construction work on streets. People at work in factories and industries and men at work in residential complexes under the National Housing Act of 1935. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt writing at his desk.
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