Mounted police keep order at edge of thousands of people packed into times Square in Manhattan, New York City on election night, November 5, 1940. Marqee and lights of Hotel Astor seen in background. lights shine on sign with image of Uncle Sam calling for "No Third Term! Democrats Willkie." Lights moving with message across the Times building spell out: "McNary concedes the re election."(News refers to Charles L. McNary, vice Presidential candidate on the Republican ticket, with Wendell Wilkie.) People in crowd wave hats and make lots of noise. Photographer's lights illuminate various sections of the crowd who react by waving arms and hats. Marquee of Loew's Criterion movie theater in background shows Robert Montgomery starring in a movie and displays banner beneath, advertising "Latest War News."
Crowds in Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, watch Presidential election returns being displayed in moving lights on the Times Building. Search lights illuminate segments of the crowd. Report on the Times bulding reads: "Wilkie reached toward 100,000 votes in Penna tonight." Crowds waving arms and hats enthusiastically. Moving lights on Times building spell out: "Returns from Congressional elections indicate Democrats are battling strongly." (World War II period).
Crowds in Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, on election night, November 5, 1940, gathered to watch returns displayed on the Times Building. View of people in crowd, illuminated by search light beam as they cling to a street sign post. Behind them can be seen lights of the Rialto Theater and various other neon signs.Men are seen on elevated platform, maneuvering search lights to shine on various parts of the crowd. A sign showing Uncle Sam and message: "No third term." People in crowd milling about. Marquee of New York movie Theater. Mounted police thinning out the crowd in places. Moving lights on Times building report results from Hudson County, New York. And they spell out:"Roosevelt leading in States having a total electoral vote of 442." "McNary concedes." "Wilkie retired at 1:30 AM with announcement he would have no further statement until he awakened." Part of another announcement reads:"Republican leader refuses to concede election."
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt addresses large crowd gathered at a conference hall in Chautaqua, New York. He cautions against getting involved in foreign war. In his speech the President states "And so we offer to every nation in the world, the handclasp of the good neighbor." He suggests that the desire for war profits might promote war. He speaks of several problems persisting in the society including production monopoly, unemployment and profiteering. More buildings and factories should be constructed. America requires support of all peace loving citizens. America has chosen 'peace' against 'profit'. War could be averted by proper measures. America has all the necessary strength to defend herself and her neighborhood. America believes in democracy, freedom and peace'. Conference hall roars with sound of applause.
Documentary titled, 'Barriers and Passes' on the life of Japanese-Americans living in United States during World War II. View of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. Ships underway in harbor and Ferry Terminal of San Francisco seen. Skyscrapers, busy city streets and heavy vehicular traffic in city of San Francisco. Japanese-American children exit the Japanese Church of Christ. Three children pose with a banner reading, 'Japanese Church of Christ'. Children make handicrafts. Japanese-American students read in a library. Japanese-American men and women pose beside a movie camera. An American soldiers checks papers of a Japanese-American couple.
(Note: silent until TC: 2:06) Scenes of bright lights and decorations in Manhattan, New York City, during the Christmas season in 1966. Closeup of lights on the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. Lights and decorations on a fountain and building fronts. Christmas decorations in department store and shop windows. Elaborate toys and decorations including a carousel with decorative white horses carrying wrapped gift packages. Artificial animals, including an elephant that moves its trunk. Dancing stringed puppets in an Alpine setting. Miniature choir boys perched in front of organ pipes. An American boys' choir singing "Silent Night" inside a church. Panning closeups of the boys singing with open hymn books. At TC: 2:06, sound track starts being heard, as a pageant is being shown, possibly in Germany, with a choir of German boys and girls singing "Silent Night" in German. While they sing in the background, a group of children step from a building, carrying torches. They proceed down a snow covered hill. Children stand in snow by a bonfire and look at a fir tree covered in snow. Children carrying candles wave at an elderly woman looking out from a window. Pan to closeup of Virgin Mary and child decorating a Christmas tree.
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