Views of various boats and ship at New York harbor in Upper New York Bay. Good views of New York skyline and skyscraper buildings near the harbor, as seen from a New York City Police boat. Police officers on the police boat. The boat docks and name on back of boat reads, "Police New York City Lieutenant Ronaghan". A small row boat is then put into the water from the larger police boat, and two men board the small boat and row it towards shore. A gathering of onlookers at the docks as the rowboat comes in. Police officers hoist what appears to be a covered stretcher in the air (possible victim?) and load it into a waiting police van or paddy wagon on the dock.
A 1946 re-enactment showing Dr. Albert Einstein's letter to U.S. President being typed on August 2, 1939, in Long Island, New York. A typist types Einstein's letter concerning atomic bomb to U.S. President Roosevelt. The letter references recent work by doctors Fermi and Szilard on producing a nuclear chain reaction, and its possible use as a weapon in an atomic bomb. He urges that the administration be watchful and ready for quick action on the subject.
A textile mill in New York. Women are stitching and sewing the fabric cutouts into military uniforms. Men marking the stitched uniforms and attaching buttons. Man transporting the finished uniforms on a lorry. A military official tries on the uniform for fitting. 1939.
Capitol Building and Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002) at Washington D.C. U.S. Military Academy cadets marching at West Point. Scene then blends to close up view of U.S. Army troops marching, wearing helmets and shouldering rifles with fixed bayonets, in World War I. Scene then blends again to U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen marching at Annapolis. Visitors walking the grounds of Mount Vernon. Statue of George Washington at 1939 New York World’s Fair. Re-enactment of the Crossing of the Delaware. Lincoln's Statue at the Lincoln Memorial. An actor portrays Abraham Lincoln in a theatrical film. A view of a New York City victory parade for American soldiers returning World War I in February 1919.
Lake Compounce's railway in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. Views of Lake Compounce. People standing beside the lake. Governor of Connecticut Raymond Earl Baldwin drives to inaugurate the service. People enjoy traveling in the kid's train around the lake. The train moves along tracks around the lake.
Aerial feats and fireworks herald 1939 World's Fair. Daring aerial stunts by the Slide-for-life D'Arcy girls. Huge crowd watches the stunts. Gigantic display of fireworks announces the 1939 World's Fair. The fireworks thrill a huge crowd of spectators.
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