Induction ceremonies of 'Ku Klux Klan' in Georgia, United States, at Stone Mountain. Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members stand on an open field. A large number of men wearing civilian dress walk in a line on an open field. The members of Ku Klux Klan wear white robes and conical hoods with face masks. A burning Cross on the ground. The men joining the KKK kneel down during the ceremonies. A large burning cross is seen, along with a smaller one lit with bulbs.
Statue of Liberty in New York City United States. The SS Normandie in the Hudson River. Smoke rises up from the smokestacks of the ships. Several other ships underway. Ships pass near the Statue of Liberty. Views of New York Harbor and various Statue of Liberty views. Brief shot of President Roosevelt addressing the Congress in the U.S. Capitol.
Labor riots and strikes on streets in San Francisco, California. Striking workers of Maritime Union on street. Strikebreakers and strikers start a riot in the street. Several men are hit by strike breakers, with clubs. and are beaten. A man sits with blood streaming down his face. A man sits near him. Men grab a man and push him along the street. Policemen fire tear gas into crowd. Police officers mounted on horseback push back the huge crowd. Soldiers with bayoneted rifles push back strikers. Man with cut on his head receives medical attention from another man. Police push back protestors. Strikers of the International Seamen's Union (I.S.U.) on picket line. Signs for Ship's masters, mates, and Pilots on strike. Striking workers use clubs and smash windows of a warehouse during violent protest. Final scenes show unrelated labor strife, elsewhere, with United States soldiers standing guard near railroad tracks at entrance to a coal mine.
Brief view of people crowded at Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, near the Owl Drug store, during a general labor strike. The San Francisco City Hall is seen across the street. Crowds mill about in various areas of the city (This strike, in July 1934, grew out of a Seamen and Longshoreman strike and was soon joined by other labor organizations.) Vehicular traffic making its way with difficulty through the crowds on the street. Vigilantes with clubs keeping people away from side street where business owners cars are parked. Silhouette of California National Guard troops manning machine guns. Rioters gather on a road. Police or vigilante officers with rifles and gas canisters disperse crowd. Men run on the streets as policemen scatter the crowd. A sign for "H.A. Hopkins & Co" in background. Lamp lights and buildings on the street.
"City Pastorale" shows citizens of New York City hurrying about their business during workday on a street in New York City. Vehicular traffic and pedestrians. People riding on the subway. Views of workaday foot traffic along New York sidewalk in midtown Manhattan. Macy's department store. Racks of clothes being wheeled along the streets and sidewalks. Scenes of New Yorkers in hectic activity. In contrast, are shown peaceful scenic views of New York City. Penthouse gardens. Clothes drying on a rooftop line. People entering a number of different churches in Manhattan, New York. A woman in a garden. A man and a boy sit and read newspapers in the garden. The young boy looks at the "funny papers" (comic strips). A man walks with a child on a sidewalk. Cars parked. People chatting on the sidewalk of a New York city street. The Chrysler Building and nearby skyscrapers. People taking pictures with handheld cameras at a playground. Families with babies. Children playing in a park. Quiet streets. Car drives beneath an elevated train. Men walk on a ramp. People relax on beaches. Older women gathered together on the beach talking, while boys play in the sand at the edge of the surf. A huge crowd seated in a baseball stadium and watching a game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, including a shot of Giants pitcher, #36 ( Mickey McGowan ?), throwing from the mound and, in another scene, Giants #23 (Clint Hartung ?) batting and striking out. Views of the fans watching the baseball game, including some men in suits and boys sitting together in the bleachers watching the game and eating ice cream on a stick. Visitors stroll through the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
People relaxing at edge of lake and others in row boats, in Central Park in New York City, United States. People seated on benches near water. Hotels and office buildings in the background. Several people relax under shade in the park. U.S. soldiers, in uniform, relaxing with girlfriends on the lawn. Sailboats in water. People stand and watch the sailboats. Two men play chess on benches. Skyscrapers of New York City skyline in view.
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