The WPA (Works Progress Administration) project in New York. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police, in the Great Depression. Scientists and technicians work in a laboratory. A scientist using a microscope. A man shoots at a mannequin or dummy. A demonstration of a thief opening a safe. A sergeant and a police officer speak about the robbery. The officer speaks to a doctor about a report. The police sergeant goes to a house and interrogates a woman and a man. The man is taken to a police station for a couple of tests. Material from his fingernail is sent to the laboratory for examination. A scientist looks through a microscope. Stains on the thief's clothes checked in the laboratory. Views of vials and beakers and experiments underway in the laboratory. Newspaper headlines read 'Tom Brown found guilty'.
Opening scene shows office door of the New York Adult Education Council, (at 254 Fourth Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City). Next, two middle aged men dressed in older fashion style European shirts and ties, are seen sitting at a table and conversing with a man and a young woman (who appears to be an interpreter). Scene shifts to about a dozen people in a reading room. Several are consulting a large wall map of the United States. Others are reading brochures about the United States. Closeup of a woman engrossed in her reading material. A woman writes notes on a pad, as she peruses a book. A man, next to her reads a book about U.S. Presidents. Another man is seen reading a book about Gettysburg with an image of Abraham Lincoln on its cover. Three persons are discussing the wall map of America that is drawn to illustrate the manufacturing, farming, mining, ranching and myriad other characteristics and activities associated with various parts of America. Across the top of the map a label reads: "America - A Nation of One People from many Countries." A woman looks at a copy of the Declaration of Independence displayed on another wall. An employee, or volunteer, selects several small brochures from a shelf and gives them to a woman as she explains them to her. Closeups of people looking at books. Closeup of book shelf containing biographies of Daniel Webster; Abraham Lincoln; Lafayettte; Monroe; Theodore Roosevelt; Daniel Boone; and others. A woman's hand reaches for a copy of "Patriotic Songs of America" and a brochure on George Washington.
A football game at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York City. Spectators cheer. The New York Giants football team take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Eastern Division Title. They win by 33-17 with the help of players like Yelberton Abraham Tittle (Y.T. Tittle) and Frank Gifford.
New York City residents protest against war during a parade in Harlem, New York City. Civilians crowd on the streets for anti-war mass demonstration opposing hostilities between Italy and Ethiopia. They hold banners denouncing the war and parade through the streets. Buildings on either side of the streets. (Note for Editors: August 5 was a Monday; two demonstrations that linked up in Harlem were actually scheduled and took place on August 3, a Saturday -- it attracted 20,000 people. The NY Times reported on it the next day, and their photo shows the exact same building in b.g. of your footage, i.e. same location. Thanks.)
National Ice Hockey League in New York, United States. The ice hockey match between New York Rangers and Boston Bruins starts. Teams play the match. A fight between two players. The match starts again. Spectators seated in a stand. Spectators cheer and watch the match. Boston Bruins wins the match by 3-2.
America Football League (AFL) Eastern Division football game between the New York Giants and Chicago Cardinals at Yankee Stadium in New York. The game underway, players and referees on the field. The spectators seated in a stand cheer. The Giants scoring against the Cardinals. The spectators in the stand cheer as Giants score. Frank Gifford carries the ball several times. The Giants win by 23-10 against the Cardinals.
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