Igor Sikorsky, Russian American Designer of U.S. aircraft, demonstrates a test flight of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Igor Sikorsky seated in the cockpit of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter. Igor Sikorsky holds the controls in his hands. A single three-blade main rotor and a smaller anti-torque tail mounted rotor on the VS-300. People look at the VS-300 hovering in the air. The helicopter raises from the ground and hovers in the air. The helicopter descends to the ground.
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.
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'.
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)
Factories in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A man walks on either Maiden Lane or California Street. (These streets are now gone.) Smoke rises from the stacks of The American Tube and Stamping Company. The factory is viewed from the west side of the Yellow Mill Channel. Industrial smoke and smog pollution from stacks.
Opening scene is in a courthouse, where a judge asks a group about taking an oath of citizenship. Members of the group raise their hands and then lower them. The judge then proceeds to have them raise their right hands and administers the oath. They repeat the words as he states them. Closeup of the judge as he administers the oath. Closeup of the persons assembled for the ceremony, raising their hands as the judge speaks, and saying "I do,"before lowering their hands. Camera in exclusive closeup of one woman as she has hand raised and states, "I Do." This last scene is repeated three times.
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