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Achievements of African Americans in art, literature, music science, and medicine in the United States, in the late 1930s and 1940s.
A film about achievements of various African American men and women citizens in the United States. A statue of Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee University in Alabama. View of African American scientist and inventor George Washington Carver, as an elderly man, working with another scientist in a laboratory. African American judge of New York city court. African American explorer Matthew Henson is seen looking at a globe (he was with Admiral Peary planting the American flag at the North Pole in 1909), and an unnamed African American surgeon at work in an operating room in New York. Next scene shows famous "father of the blues" musician and composer W.C. Handy (William Christoper Handy) smiling. Next is seen the financier and publisher of the Amsterdam News, Dr. C.B. Powell (Clilan Powell) greeting three uniformed African American women during a World War 2 war bond drive, and handing them a check (close up is shown) for 25,000 dollars, dated January 4, 1942, for the war bond drive. It is from the account of the Victory Mutual Life Insurance Company which Dr. Powell also owned. The check is signed by C.B Powell and Philip M.H. Savory (Dr. Savory was co-owner of the New York Amsterdam News). The next scene shows Elise Johnson McDougald, better known as Gertrude Elise Ayer, who was the first black full-time public school principal after the consolidation of New York City schools in 1898. She was also a noted woman writer during the Harlem Renaissance. She is seated in her office at her desk, likely in P.S. 119 in Harlem, since this is approximately year 1945 and she was at P.S 119 at that time. Her name plaque is visible on the front center of the desk. Principal Ayer smiles as a woman delivers a document to her. Next is seen the African American historian, author, and professor, Lawrence D. Reddick, serving in his role as the curator of the Schomburg Collection of African American Literature. In an art studio is seen the famous "Harlem Renaissance" African American sculptor and painter Charles Alston, at work on a sculpture. Next scene shows the famous African American contralto singer, Marian Anderson, receiving a bouquet of flowers and smiling after a performance. This transitions to a view of African American orchestra conductor Dean Dixon leading an orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Several views of different sections of the orchestra performing under Dixon's direction. Clip closes with brief shots of campuses of several historically black colleges and universities in the United States like Howard University, Hampton, Tuskegee, Fisk, Prairie View. A football game underway in one of the colleges, and view on the field as quarterback throws a pass.
Nameplates of the war heroes of each historical conflict in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in the United States.
Names of war heroes in the United States at the Hall of Heroes, located in the Pentagon. Nameplates of war heroes of each historical conflict on a wall. A name plate reads: 'Awards by Special Legislation'. The names of soldiers underneath the name plates. Names of soldiers who served the best in the wars under the nameplates reading: 'Civil War (1861-1865), Indian Campaign (1861-1898)'. Phones on the wall.
Southern Pacific train approaches and emerges from a tunnel in California
Early historic moving images show front view of a Southern Pacific Railroad Co. railroad train moving on the way to Santa Monica, California. The train approaches, runs though and emerges from a tunnel. A man runs across the tracks. Another man avoids the tracks as the train moves. A man waving as the train approaches.
Locomotive train leaves the summit of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California
Locomotive train leaves the Mount Tamalpais Tavern located on the summit of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California. The Joseph G. Eastman “The Bull” locomotive builds up steam before its descent from the mountain. Some visitors are seen entering the Tavern on the right. The balconies of the Tavern. A man and a woman on the train. The chaparral-covered south slope of the east peak of Mount Tamalpais comes into view. The railroad train rounds the next curve.
African American painter Aaron Douglas painting at an art workshop in the United States.
Aaron Douglas is shown working on a painting. Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1898 - February 3, 1979) was an American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
Cowboys lasso a steer
A cowboy lassos a steer in the United States. Several cowboys ride up and surround the steer. When the steer starts to walk away, a cowboy holds fast to the lasso which pulls the steer's hind feet off the ground so it falls down. The cowboy dismounts and walks toward the steer. (Edison Company, 1898)
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