Preparations for departure of victory ship from New York to Great Britain, at the end of World War II. Naval officers aboard the ship. Bow of ship cruises in the sea. A sailor watches other boats with binoculars. Other boats at the horizon seen from the ship. Meeting of Maritime Commission members and representatives of British Ministry of War Transport, at New York City. Ship ready for sail at a harbor in New York.
Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi being greeted by UN Secretary Dag Hammarskjöld in New York, United States. The two dignitaries talk to each other. Little flags of UN member states are displayed behind Hammarskjöld. The Empire State Building and other New York City buildings are seen. Flags of various countries including that of Japan are seen flying in the breeze on flag poles in front of the UN building. Dignitaries arrive in a Cadillac limousine and exit the car. Prime Minister Kishi enters the United Nations Secretariat Building (760 United Nations Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, (10017-6818) United States) where he looks at a miniature irimoya roof structure.
Coach Steve Owen in the last game of his 23 years as coach of the Giants. Players from the Lions and the Giants on the field at New York's Polo Grounds stadium. Game in progress. Crowd cheers. Detroit Lions defeat New York Giants by 27-16. Scenes include pass from Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Lane to Leon Hart. Also a touchdown pass from New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly to Frank Gifford, and a Detroit Lions touchdown pass from Lane to Doak Walker followed by a 2nd touchdown run by Walker.
Crowd and fleet of small crafts at harbor in New York. Colonel Charles Lindbergh welcomed by huge crowd in streets of New York City. Confetti and ticker tape showered down the canyons of Lower Manhattan in New York during parade for the famous pilot to celebrate his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Throngs cheer Charles Lindbergh.
Colorful blossoms at the International Flower Show in the New York Coliseum (present day site of Time Warner Center. 10 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019, United States) in New York City. Thirty-five fully landscaped gardens in the show. Innumerable potted plants preened to perfection for blue ribbon competition.
Communists march in Washington DC. The communists protest in front of Department of Justice Building. They carry banners protesting the prosecution of 12 Communists under the Alien Registration Act (Smith Act) of 1940. Policeman watches. Patterson, Civil Rights Secretary, Mrs John Gates and Defense Lawyer O John Rogge pose. Scene change to New York City. View from next to mounted Police officer at Courthouse in Foley Square, Manhattan, New York City. Photographers and reporters assembled on steps of courthouse. William L. Patterson, National Executive Secretary of Civil Rights Congress and defense lawyer, O. John Rogge on the steps, entering the courthouse. Reporters on steps. Pamphlets read 'Not 12 Men on trial- but everybody'. Pickets in front of the Court House. Judge Medina on steps. Cameramen take photographs with eyemos cameras. Three prosecuting attorneys pose, with Chief Prosecutor, U.S. Attorney John F. X. McGohey in the center. Simon Gerson,who had been assisting the Defense, makes a public statement about the effects on the rights of all. 11 defendants, including, William Z. Foster, Benjamin Davis, Eugene Dennis, Henry Winston, John Williamson and Jacob Stachel, John Gates, Gus Hall, and Robert G. Thompson. Views of notable Communist establishments: Union Square and 16th Street offices of Freiheit, the Jewish Daily Newspaper (official Jewish Communist newspaper, published in Yiddish, on presses shared with the Daily Worker); Communist Party Center, Chelsea & Waterfront Sections of Chelsea neighborhood; Henry Forbes East Side Center, Communist Party, 201 Second Avenue (Named for Henry Forbes, a former executive secretary of the Communist party of New York County); and East-Midtown Communist Party headquarters. Party leader William Z. Foster speaking. Communist, Judith Coplon with lawyer, Archibald Palmer, in his offices.
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