A film on the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. A man in the midwest United States walks in sidewalk of a neighborhood street. Narrator discusses the comfort of living in an area where buildings, homes, and farms were not affected by war. Buildings along the sides of the street. People shop in a grocery store and views of produce and vegetables in the store. A sign reads: 'No Butter Today' and narrator mentions shortages as being small inconveniences compared to shortages and starvation in war-torn Europe. Children play in a playground enjoying jungle gym bars and a slide. Boys and girls enjoying swing sets. Exteriors of St. Louis Cathedral church building with its two steeples, in St. Louis, Missouri. A delivery horse-cart of a milk man moves on a quiet neighborhood street. The draft horse has feathered fetlocks. Sign on side of delivery wagon reads, "Insist on Clover Leaf Pasteurized Milk. It's Safe." (Cloverleaf Dairy was in Springfield, Missouri.) A milk man walks towards a house in the midwestern town. View of a hand giving a telegram to a woman. View of a sign with 3 blue stars in window, showing that home has a man serving in war. Narrator describes blue stars having given way to gold stars, meaning killed in war. Photographs of soldiers on the table in a home where they lost a loved one at war.
The May Day Parade in the United States. People march on the street. Buildings along the sides of street Other people watch them. People march holding boards, flags and banners. A banner reads: 'Socialist Party New York'. People watch the marchers of all ages. Women march holding flags. Other banner reads: 'Young People's Socialist League'. Men and women march. A group in the parade carries a sign in Hebrew. Another banner reads "Working Class Action, Not Capitalist Sanctions". A decorated float bearing the banner Communist Labor Party moves on the street. It shows a giant moving hammer pounding down toward the head of a body with arms extended, one hand holding an elephant and the other holding a donkey, representing the republican and democratic parties.
Celebration of the May Day in San Francisco, California. People gather at the Golden Gate park for the celebration. Girls perform dances in various costumes. A girl being crowned as the Queen of the May.
Celebration of the May Day in New York, United States. Buildings along the sides of the street. People march. They hold banners, boards, flags and placards. A banner reads: 'Communist Party'. Men holding flags as they ride bicycles. People gather to watch the parade. Some of the people watch the parade from the window of a building.
People gather at Times Square in New York, United States. A large crowd gathers on the street. Buildings along the street sides including theaters Loew's State, Embassy Newsreel, Palace, Mayfair, and Strand. Troops holding U.S. flags as they march. A memorial being dedicated to Father Francis P Duffy, war time chaplain. The Monument of Father Francis P. Duffy (Father Duffy Square 7th Ave. &, W 47th St, New York, NY 10036, United States) being unveiled.
Damage in Wheeling, West Virginia due to the floods in Ohio river. Aerial view of the area affected by flood. Houses along the sides of a flooded street. Trees submerged in water. People aboard small boats moving through the water. Women and children stand outside a house and lookout at the water outside the house.
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