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Newly naturalized Americans recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the 1944 “I Am An American Day” (WWII)

More than a million people attend the “I Am An American Day” citizenship ceremony in Central Park in New York City, during World War 2. Over 150,000 people attended the ceremony as newly naturalized American citizens. Native American Indians in traditional dress and women and men in military uniform attend the ceremony. Flags of various nations are flown. Wounded Army soldiers and wounded Navy sailors arrive as guests of honor. New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia shakes hands with servicemen, giving tribute to their heroism during World War II. Immigrants stand up to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America as part of the naturalization ceremony. Speaker recites the Pledge of Allegiance, which predates the inclusion of "under God" which was added later in the 1950s.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1944, May 21
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079913
Children play on streets and in Central Park in New York City, United States.

Central Park in New York City, United States. Aerial view of the park surrounded by numerous tall buildings. Children play in the park. Two boys sail a model boat in pond where other boats are also seen. Children in a playground on seesaws and monkey bars, and playing with a ball. . Cars parked outside the park. People sit in the park. Boys play stickball and stoopball, as other children watch, in the streets of less affluent residential neighborhoods in the city. Apartment houses with outdoor fire escapes seen on the block. A small white dog sits in an open window. A little girl drinks from a water fountain, while two boys push each other nearby. Children play around water streaming from open fire hydrant. Several boys swim in the East River, from a wooden wharf. The Manhattan Bridge between Brooklyn and the lower east side of Manhattan seen in background. Boys diving from pier post into East River. Brooklyn Bridge in background.

Location: Manhattan New York City USA
Date: 1948
Duration: 1 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054430
Steamers anchored and in harbor approaching Brooklyn Bridge, New York

Passenger steamers anchored at docks in New York City. Crew wait for passengers. Women and men get on the steamer. Steamers pass under the Brooklyn bridge. View of large World War I military ship with tug beside. View of harbor skyline and tall early skyscrapers and buildings of Manhattan, New York City.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025400
Traffic on Interstate 278 East Gowanus and Brooklyn-Queens Expressways in Brooklyn, New York.

Driver's view traveling eastbound on Interstate 278 in Brooklyn. Start at crest of Bridge over the Gowanus Canal, good view of Lower Manhattan, pass through "The Trench" section in Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill, cantilevered roadways beneath "The Promenade" in Brooklyn Heights, ending just short of the Brooklyn Bridge exit. Good views of original 1950's and 1960's freeway signing and highway lighting hardware.

Location: Brooklyn New York City USA
Date: 1965
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033340
USS Independence (CV-62) in New York City's East River during its initial sea trials

U.S. Navy's new aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) starts her first sea trial down New York's East River. Tugboat workers help the aircraft carrier out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and down the river. The carrier clears the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges by tilting its hinged mast.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1959, February 2
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040895
U.S. sailors board Super-dreadnought, USS Tennessee, in the Brooklyn Naval Yard in New York.

U.S. Superdreadnought, Battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) in the Brooklyn Naval Yard in New York City. U.S. sailors look at the battleship in the harbor. A navy officer with a mascot dog. Sailors ready to board the battleship. They carry sea bags and embark on the battleship. The USS Tennessee, underway. Different time: December 25, 1918, Cluster of ships and boats in the East River, in New York City, during Naval Review. The Presidential yacht, Mayflower, in the river.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1920, June
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061037
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