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Delegates from 51 nations meet for Convention on International Civil Aviation in Chicago.
Scenes from the first International Civil Aviation Conference (ICAO) in the city of Chicago, Illinois. At the invitation of the United States, delegates from 51 nations arrive to begin drafting and concluding the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), including discussion on freedom of aircraft traffic in the world's aviation routes. Opening scene shows the Stevens Hotel at 720 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States, with automobile traffic driving past it on the street. Delegates from 51 nations are seen entering the hotel Grand ballroom, being monitored by U.S. Army Military police, as they enter. View from inside the ballroom as delegates enter. Some are seen standing around a globe of the world, discussing the transfer of military air routes back to civilian operations, in the future after the end of World War 2. View from a balcony of the delegates gathered below. Closeups of delegates from: Belgium; a military aviator in uniform, representing Haiti; delegates from Iraq, India, Australia, and Norway. Assistant Secretary of State, Adolf A. Berle Jr., Head of the U.S. delegation, delivers a brief welcoming speech, on behalf of President Roosevelt, from a podium behind which flags of participating nations are displayed. He speaks of the importance of freedom of air space, noting that closed air space can lead to war. He says that the air which God gave to everyone, should not become the means of domination over anyone.
An escaped German prisoner of war, who is the proprietor of a book store in Chicago, United States faces deportation.
A former German prisoner of war in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Former prisoner of war, Reinhold Pabel, is the proprietor of a local book store when the FBI locates him. Views of several shelves of books in the Chicago Book Mart store. Pabel places a book in a rack. His wife and 8 month old child are seen in the book store. Pabel plays with his son. He faces deportation back to Germany, after having established himself in Chicago under a new name.
Al Capone sentenced to 11 years in jail for tax evasion
Huge crowd seen in front of court house to get a look at Alphonse Gabriel Capone in Chicago in Illinois. Al Capone going up steps of courthouse and then coming back down after sentencing. A man holds a copy of the Chicago Daily News, which displays the headline reads 'Al Capone gets 11 years'. Exterior view of Cook County Prison in Illinois. Closeup of the bars on the window of the prison cell where Capone is being held during appeal.
Dwight Eisenhower accepts nomination of the Republican Party for President of the United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower accepts the nomination of the Republican Party during the 1952 Republican National Convention. Attendees hold signs bearing the names of American states at the Republican Party's Convention held at the International Amphitheater (4220 South Halsted Street; Chicago, Illinois 60609; United States) in Chicago, Illinois. Eisenhower raises his arms in front of the audience and accepts the nomination, saying, “I pick up this task therefore in the spirit of deep obligation, mindful of its burdens and of its decisive importance, I accept your summons- I will lead this crusade.” Richard Nixon, Patricia Nixon, Mamie Eisenhower and crowds clapping as Nixon enthusiastically holds Eisenhower's arm in the air in victory.
The 1932 Republican National Convention, at Chicago Stadium, in Chicago, Illinois
View of the delegates to the 1932 Republican National Convention at Chicago Stadium, in Chicago, Illinois. The delegates are arranged on the convention floor in groups, by State, each State delegation identified by a sign. Officials coming on stage. President Hoover appears. Former President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge, on stage beside Vice President and Mrs. Charles Curtis. Both ladies hold large bouquets of flowers. War Hero, General of the Armies, John Pershing, is introduced and receives a standing ovation. President Herbert Hoover standing with General Pershing on stage.
Conditions of American workers and the rise of labor unions, especially in garment industry, early in the 20th century
A large group of well-dressed men and women at an event in a park in Chicago, Illinois. Many men wear straw boater hats and many women wear bonnets. Men and women working at sewing machines in a factory of Hart Shaffner & Marx men's clothiers in Chicago, Illinois. Successive closeups of two foremen and one worker, posing for the camera. Pay envelope for a person named Herscowitz in the seaming department. Card shows pay of $1.78 for 23 hours & 20 minutes work. Men working as cutters in garment factory. Young girls, an older man, and mature women working in the factory. Several young women walking arm in arm, ostensibly in protest. Closeups of several factory workers. Group of labor protestors led by women, walking in a city street. Many workers in a protest parade in the snow as spectators watch from sidewalks. Gathering of workers dissatisfied with their union leadership. One carries a sign reading: "Our so called leaders say strike settled. This demonstration is contrary to their claims."
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