Incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers presidential nomination acceptance speech during the 1956 Republican National Convention at Cow Palace (2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City, CA 94014) in Daly City near San Francisco, California. President Eisenhower waves at the cheering crowd. President Eisenhower thanks his supporters for their support and nomination for the presidency. Eisenhower comments about a large central government or big government: "Geographical balance of power is essential to our form of free society. If you take the centralization shortcut every time something is to be done, you will perhaps sometimes get quick action. But there is no perhaps about the price you will pay for your impatience: the growth of a swollen, bureaucratic, monster government in Washington, in whose shadow our state and local governments will ultimately wither and die," says President Eisenhower during his speech.
Late 1800s historic footage shows crowds of employees leaving the Union Iron Works shipyard for their lunch break in San Francisco, California. The employees exit the gate of the shipyard. Some women are seen in the crowd. Some guards stand in front of the gate.
Procession of floats at the Golden Jubilee celebration of San Francisco, California in 1898. Crowds of people watch the parade in the foreground. Four white horses draw the first float with school girls and some adults wearing historical costumes. Six mules draw the next float carrying a corps of fire fighters. A boy’s head partially obscures the view. San Francisco girls in white dresses and Alpine hats ride horses, passing through the immense throngs of on-lookers. They are followed by a float drawn by white horses. Chinese residents of San Francisco carry banners and flags in the procession. They are followed by an immense Chinese float. A beautiful arch is seen in the background.
Patrons enthusiastically greet a man walking into a bar in Tenderloin, downtown San Francisco, California. The bartender brings a round of drinks for customers. A male patron spikes the man’s drink while the man flirts with one of the women. The patrons drink before the man passes out. One of the women steals the man’s watch, while another takes his wallet and slips it into her garter. The man wakes up and realizes his wallet is missing. He blames the male patrons and begin a scuffle. The bartender and policeman subdue the man and the man is arrested. The women get up from their chairs to do a little dance in front of the bartender and the male patron. The man and the policeman return to the bar, with the policeman seem to have finally figured out the real criminals. One of the male patrons tries to attack the man but the policeman stops him.
Jack Pickford and Marilyn Miller's marriage ceremony at their Pickfair estate in Beverly Hills, California. Ducks roam on lawn outside on grounds of the estate house. Bride and groom come with people following them. Clergy talks to them. Mary Pickford comes and kisses her brother and the bride, twice. Charlie Chaplin then clowns around with Mary Pickford, pretending to place a ring on her finger. Douglas Fairbanks performs some humorous, comic exercises.
From a 1961 film: Clip includes mix of reenacted, fictional scenes and authentic period footage from the early 1900's, as follows: Clip opens with fictional re-enacted scenes of immigrants to America from Eastern Europe, around the turn of the 20th Century. Reenacted scene as a woman dances, followed by scene of immigrants crowded into a hall. Arriving immigrants pose for camera. Next scene is actual period footage from the first few years of the 1900s (approximately 1905 or 1906) of a street car traveling along a track on Market Street in San Francisco, California, with early automobile cars and another street car crossing in front of it. The San Francisco Ferry Building clock tower on the Embarcadero is seen in the distance. Next series of scenes are fictional reenactments of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Next is actual period footage of the aftermath of the earthquake, with San Francisco residents walking on a streets in front of a destroyed building. Partial signs are seen on the corner of the building that read "...Standard Paint" and "The Lowe...." Next segment is authentic period footage also, and shows both still image and moving image views of buildings and fountains at the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
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