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Bridgeport Connecticut USA 1942 stock footage and images

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Oath of citizenship to the U.S is sworn by people in a courtroom in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Oath of citizenship is administered to people in Bridgeport, Connecticut. An older couple raise their right hands as they take the oath of citizenship to the United States. Other people raise their right hand as they take the oath of renunciation and allegiance.

Date: 1941, February
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065918
Signs in shops on Pulaski Street in Polish section of Bridgeport, Connecticut (WW2)

Polish American establishments in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Various Polish shops on Pulaski Street. A sign reads ' Frank Roydzoski and son funeral home'. Another sign on a window reads 'Polish Army veterans association of America,' on one window in Polish, and on another window, in English. A sign reads 'F.J. Zilinski custom tailors'. Men walk on a sidewalk in the foreground. A Poster in Polish at a corner shop, advertises a movie, at the Strand Palace, about Thaddeus Kosciuszko (the famous Polish-born engineering genius who was a hero in the American Revolutionary war). The poster states that the film has English subtitles. Next to the poster is a small World War II banner reading: "God Bless America, We are proud to be AMERICANS." A corner of Pulaski Street with a sign that reads 'Pulaski street and Kossuth street'.

Date: 1941, February
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065920
Displays of Patriotism in Polish section of Bridgeport Connecticut as World War II is imminent

Polish American establishments in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The American flag flies and smoke stacks in the background. Stanlev steel works plant. Men work at a World War 2 defense workers' housing project site. Advertisement on a building reads: "Photos for Passport or Citizenship." American flag waving in a brisk breeze. Sign in shop door reading: E.T. Krolikowski, Prop." Inside, visible through the glass door is a small banner reading,"God Bless America, We are proud to be AMERICANS." A sign in a restaurant window advertises Polish Kolbasy." It also displays a small banner reading: "God Bless America, its great to be an AMERICAN." Writing in window identifies Laniewsky's barber shop and shows a small striped shield stating: "This is AMERICA." Sign in Hungarian, on door of Hungarian Weekly newspaper reads: Editorial Office of "EGYETERTES Concord, SZERKESZTOSEGE" (Memorandum of Understanding Concord, Editorial)

Date: 1941, February
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065921
'Community Advisory Service Center' established in Bridgeport, Connecticut after World War II.

Film 'Community Advisory Committee' shows American people finding employment after World war II. People work in American factories and mills. A group of men and women work on operating machines. A train gives departure signal. People walk on a street. Officials in a meeting discuss the re-employment problem in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Social agencies deal with personal problems of the people. The Mayor of the city shows a plan for the city's development during a meeting. 'Community Advisory Service Center' board at the entrance of a building. People walk in and out of the building. A machine operator comes for help and is interviewed by a councilor at the Community Advisory Service Center. He gives a conduct test at the center.

Date: 1949
Duration: 8 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043774
Workers work inside a lumber company plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

A lumber plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 'City Lumber Company' written on the plant. Man loads and unloads lumber with the help of small transport vehicles. Workers lift section of lumber factory. Water pipe and plumbing being installed. Worker applies sheathing to lumber. Section being loaded on truck. Truck loaded with lumber comes out of parking area.

Date: 1945
Duration: 4 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044071
Personnel look at a display of prefabricated houses in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

A lumber plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Crane conveying lumber onto truck. Display of prefabricated houses. Group of men get inside the house. Personnel look at a map in hand. Man points to the architectural plan of prefabricated houses.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044072