Documentary titled 'Woven into the life of America', on manufacture of various types of garments by the Burlington Mills in North Carolina, United States. View of the Statue of Liberty and of New York City Manhattan Island skyline from the New York Harbor. A boat underway at harbor. Aerial view of tall buildings and skyscrapers of New York City. Streets of busy New York City, with pedestrians in 1950s fashions walking on sidewalks of New York City, and some shopping. Trendy clothes are displayed in a shop's window. A model wearing a night gown. A bride being dressed. A receptionist at the reception counter of the Burlington Mills. Employees at work on loom machines.
Launch of Friendship 7 piloted by astronaut John Glenn in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Emblem of NASA. Message in light circling the Times Building in Manhattan, New York City, at night, reads: 'Glenn ready for orbital flight.' A title slate reads: 'Friendship 7'. View of Times Square New York City, at night. Views from various parts of the world, with voices in background, broadcasting about the event in their respective local languages. Parliament buildings in London. Wide view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris at dusk or dawn. A woman in a vegetable market. People buying and selling goods in an Arab market including some men wearing Keffiyeh. A neighborhood in China. A Japanese city at night with neon signs. A Mexican man carrying a guitar. View of various images broadcast on television (the images show the television screens) from American cities, including titles "Man into space -- Los Angeles;" "Sioux City --Mercury shoot;" "New Orleans-- standing by orbital flight." and "Please stand by man in orbit --Boston."
The buildings, architecture, and busy streets of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The Tammany Hall (44 Union Square E, New York, NY 10003, USA), City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States) and the Manhattan Municipal Building (1 Centre St, New York, NY 10007, USA). Pedestrians and cars in Lower Manhattan. 1934.
British Liner Canberra at New York harbor. Under President Kennedy's program to promote foreign tourism British liner Canberra arrives at New York harbor carrying 1700 British tourists. The liner at the harbor.
The funeral of the former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at St. James Church (4526 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, New York, US). Former President Harry S. Truman, politician Adlai Stevenson and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson also arrive for the funeral services. Chief Justice Earl Warren also arrives. People enter the church. Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt's grave. A casket carrying the body of Eleanor Roosevelt being buried near Franklin D. Roosevelt's grave.
The election of the Secretary General of the United Nations in New York. The headquarters of the United Nations. Flags fluttering on flag poles outside the building. Interior of the building. Officials cast their votes for the election of the Secretary General. Burmese diplomat U-Thant is elected as the new Secretary-General. The officials applaud as U-Thant comes on a platform after being elected as the Secretary General.
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