Scenes from shakedown cruise of USS Tennessee battleship (BB-43), soon after its June 1920 commissioning in New York. Smoke from the battleship stack and US Navy sailors on the ship.
Telephone wires manufactured at a factory in United States. Coating of lead is applied over the wires. Wire reels are handled in factory. Employees work on a telephone switchboard in New York City.
Belgian soldiers representing 12 different regiments march in New York City in a Victory Loan parade following World War I. The soldiers march carrying rifles, and are accompanied by several teams of dogs towing wheeled machine guns. Children press close to view the regiments and the dogs. A streetcar is parked in the background as the troops march by. The troops pose in formation for the camera.
A couple exchange marital vows during the matinee performance of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus in Madison Square Garden, New York. Performers and elephants in the ring. The bride to be, a dancer from England seated on an elephant. Women dancers on elephants. An elephant performs. The center ring. A tiny clown with the wedding ring. The bride in her wedding gown escorted by an elderly man. The groom, an acrobat performer from Morocco. They exchange vows and kiss. The other performers witness the ceremony. The bride kisses a clown.
A meeting of the America First Committee at the Manhattan Center in New York City during World War II. A large crowd inside the Center. The Committee members on stage. Colonel Charles A Lindbergh on the podium. He addresses the meeting. Photographers take pictures. He talks about U.S. entering the War, interventionists in America, principles of Democracy, opposition to U.S. entering the War, inadequate preparation, and division of the American people. People wave U.S. flags and applaud.
A meeting of the America First Committee at the Manhattan Center in New York City during World War II. A large crowd inside the Center. The Committee members on stage. Colonel Charles A Lindbergh on the podium. He addresses the meeting. Photographers take pictures. He talks about the U.S. military situation, U.S. entry into war, and U.S. contribution to progress of mankind. He requests the people to join the America First Committee and asks for their support. People cheer and applaud.
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