The funeral ceremony of former New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel in New York City. Pallbearers carry the casket of John Mitchel to a grave site at the Woodlawn Cemetery (4199 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10470) in Bronx, New York. Several wreaths on the ground at the grave site. Honor Guards give a 3-volley salute. A man sounds a bugle call.
Harlem being guarded by New York City police forces after March 19, 1935 race riot in New York City, New York. Workers repair broken glass of the S. H. Kress and Co store. People walk on street outside the damaged shops. Broken glass on the ground. African American men who are the accused rioters come out of police cars and paddy wagons to enter a court room. One of the accused men has a bandage on his head. (This incident is sometimes called the first modern race riot in the United States. A Mayor's Commission investigated the cause and issued a report, "The Negro in Harlem: A Report on Social and Economic Conditions Responsible for the Outbreak of March 19, 1935." The report concluded that the riot was spontaneous and had no organized leadership behind it. It also identified "injustices of discrimination in employment, the aggressions of the police, and the racial segregation" as conditions leading to the riot.)
The New York City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States) in New York, United States. Traffic moves on the streets. View of the City Hall. Canadian and American flag flutter in wind as they hang from the City Hall.
Colonel Bigger, Mayor Fiorello Henry La Guardia of New York City, and other officials come out of the New York City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States). They stand on steps and converse. They walk towards their cars. Buildings in the background.
William Martin is appointed as the President of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, United States. Exterior of New York Stock Exchange building on Wall Street. Men gathered inside the building on the trading floor during busy trading activity. Officials standing in a balcony of the building. 31 year old William Martin address men from a podium. He addresses the first meeting of the reorganized board of the stock exchange. He speaks about capital requirements and need for stability and security, and contribution of the stock exchange to fulfill the requirements and help emerge from the Great Depression.
View of George Washington Bridge in New York City. Motorcade of New York State Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt on their way to the dedication of the George Washington Bridge. Aerial view of crowd gathered for opening of George Washington Bridge. Franklin D. Roosevelt cuts the ribbon of the George Washington Bridge in front of crowd. View of George Washington Bridge in New York City with traffic.
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