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Demonstrators fill streets in Manhattan, expressing anger over unemployment and lack of public assistance during the Depression

Huge crowd of people fills New York City street during the Great Depression, in 1930. Some carry signs reflecting economic woes. One reads:"$25.00 a week for UNEMPLOYED."Others read: "No work, No rent;" "Down with Vagrancy Laws;" and "Join Unemployees Council." Scene shifts to Police arriving and arresting a woman and a man whom they escort into a Paddy Wagon. Police advance toward group of demonstrators, outside City Hall, holding signs. One reads: "Vote Communist." Another reads: "Food and Clothing for Unemployed," and one reads:"Fight the Speed UP SYSTEM." One reads: "We demand unemployment insurance."Several women are in the group, which retreats as the police move toward them. One man is lifted by others, above the group, in front of an entrance to the City Court. He stands on rung of an iron fence by the sidewalk. Defiant demonstrators exchange words with police officer. More signs are seen reading: "Down with Fake Employment Agencies" and "Down with Police Brutality." The crowd moves along, some taunting the policemen as they pass. A phalanx of several policemen press against the demonstrators. A woman, with a sign, falls to the ground and another helps her up. Scene shifts to an intersection of Manhattan streets, completely blocked in all directions by cars and demonstrators.

Date: 1930, October 16
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069017
Street scenes in New York City

Brief glimpse of a street corner in New York City, where people are passing a newsstand as they enter a subway. Pedestrians, including a man pushing a baby carriage, are seen walking along the sidewalk. Scene shifts to Broadway and West 46th Street, near Times Square in Manhattan, where a mix of pedestrians are walking on a sunny day. A prominent sign for Admiral Television and Appliances is seen in the background. Aerial view from a tall building overlooking Times Square. The Astor Hotel is seen clearly at the left. The elevated camera pans upward revealing a wider view of Times Square, the Times Building, and the divergence of Broadway and 7th Avenue, as it angles uptown.

Date: 1958
Duration: 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044162
Ticker tape parade in New York City for General Douglas MacArthur

The City of New York fetes General Douglas MacArthur when he arrives there after being relieved of Command by President Truman. Views of the parade from viewpoint of newsreel cameramen surrounding the General's open car. Fireboats in the harbor create a huge fountain with their pumps. Trees are inundated with ticker tape.

Date: 1951, April 20
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045125
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