Street views in Chinatown, New York City, United States. Pedestrians and traffic along Mott street and Pell Street in Manhattan's Chinatown. A Chinese Temple and Port Arthur Restaurant on Mott street. Chinese people read a bulletin board. Various Chinese stores.
Street life in Italian section of New York City, United States. Letterings on shop windows in Little Italy, such as “Jerry & Frank Meat Market” and “Italian Groceries”. Several signs read “Neapoletan Macaroni Co. Pura Semola 205 Products”, “218 Russo Pasticceria Tripoli”, “Grande deposito d’olio d’oliva”. A shop with signs written in Greek. Pedestrians walk along a busy street. Traffic moves past roadside stalls. People shop at roadside stalls. Italian American women chatting near a greengrocer. Italian American man chews gum. A man shops for bananas, vendor wraps bananas in paper for customer. Sign at an Italian bookshop says “Libreria Italiana Musica Calendari e Dischi”.p.
Wendell L. Willkie, defeated 1940 Republican Presidential Candidate, leaves New York City, from Laguardia Seaplane Base on a Pan American World Airways Boeing 314 'Clipper' flying boat. Willkie and other passengers walk along a pier. Willkie waves his hat and boards a Pan American World Airways Boeing 314 'Clipper' flying boat. Members of crew on the pier. Boeing 314 taxis on waterways and takes off. Boeing 314 in flight. A Boeing 314 lands in Flushing Bay, New York City, and is pulled backwards to dock at the Laguardia Pan American Airways Seaplane Base. A gas tank of the New York Consolidated Edison Company is seen on the shore. Passengers deplane and walk on floating dock to terminal building.
Arrival of SS Excambion passenger liner (one of the "4 Aces" of American Export LIne) to New York from Lisbon, Portugal, during World War 2. Refugees and immigrants (many Jews seeking refuge from Nazi German persecution in World War 2) at rail of SS Excambion with New York City skyline and Statue of Liberty in the background. Refugees at rail. Refugees leave ship at pier.
U.S. Senator from Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson's speaks at his office in Texas. Lyndon Johnson arrives and takes his seat. Multiple takes are shown as Senator Johnson speaks about industrial growth of Texas and explains how nation leans more on agriculture of Texas. He further talks about the spirit of the people in Texas which resulted in success. He talks of Texas as a leader worldwide in farming, and mentions rapid growth of Texas cities. Johnson speaks about skilled and self-reliant labor, farmers, and ranchers of Texas and their courageous approach to problems which makes everything possible. He lauds the business men of Texas who are progressive, free, cooperative, and friendly.
Film begins showing a group of African American paratroopers from the U.S. Army 555th Parachute Infantry Company (nicknamed the Triple Nickels) in Fort Benning, Georgia during World War 2. African American soldiers are inspecting their parachutes, laid out on a long table. One of them is a staff sergeant. Next, they don their helmets and then put on their backpack parachutes. Views of them adjusting their parachutes. Closeup of a Technical Sergeant assisting a Master Sergeant with his gear. The troopers double time in a line to an area for inspection. Their static lines are folded on their backpacks, and they hold their reserve chute against their stomachs. A sergeant gives them a final inspection, and they double time to a parked C-47 transport airplane that they board. Glimpse from inside the aircraft as they mount the stairs to the cabin. Next are several glimpses of troopers exiting the aircraft with their static lines hooked to the inside of the C-47. Change of scene shows view from window of a C-47, as a group of troopers begin boarding the aircraft. View along the side of a C-47 transport plane troopers' white parachutes open as they jump from the aircraft. They float away down and behind the aircraft. Aerial view of troopers jumping from left rear door of a C-47 transport plane in flight.
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