Secretary of State William Phillips signs the seal of the Department of State on the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, marking the end of the dry law, and the end of Prohibition in the United States. Trucks move cargo of liquor to hotels and restaurants. Boxes of liquor arriving at ship docks and being unloaded. Scenes of celebration in Chicago and New York. Elevated view of Times Square at night with street traffic and neon signs. People drink liquor and celebrate in night clubs, bars and restaurants. A wealthy group dressed in black tie tuxedo sings "Hail Hail the Gang's All Here" and drinks as an orchestra plays. Close up view of a bartender as he shakes a shaker drink and pours liquor drinks for patrons. A chef in chef's hat and apron is seen in a wine cellar where he selects wine bottles and wipes the dust from each bottle, and then hands them to a restaurant employee to bring upstairs. Men and women gathered at a bar enjoy drinks as bartenders move quickly filling orders. Men stand three or four deep waving money bills and trying to get the attention of bartenders to order a drink. Close up of a woman drinking. Waiter pouring from a bottle labeled Vat 69. A waiter shaking a cocktail shaker and pouring drinks. Guests drinking alcohol. A woman brushes her forehead showing she feels tipsy. Busy scenes of pedestrians, cars and trucks on the streets of New York City at Times Square.
Models display designer Gladys Parker's fashionable clothing creations at a restaurant in New York, United States. Men and women drink cocktails at the bar and enjoy the show.
Drought scene in America. Crops destroyed and infested at a farm in United States. Farmer shows his crop infested with cinch-bugs. Thermometer shows high temperature due to heat wave. Heavy clouds in the skies. Farmers fill water in barrels loaded on trucks. Cattle drink water from a tank. Little blond girl drinks water from water pump spigot and lets water run onto her legs and feet.
Statistics shown at National Women's Conference convention. Charts show percentage of American women in various fields. Only 5% of women in elective office. 2 out of 12 cabinet members are women. 11% of women in policy making positions. 1.3 % work as Federal judges. 41% of women in workforce. Differentiation in earnings between men and women is shown. Child care available for only one child in every five children. ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) written over map of USA.
Documentary titled 'Introduction to the P-39'. Trainee pilots look at a Bell P-39 Aircobra pursuit aircraft in flight. It lands on an airstrip. The pilot emerges from the cockpit. The pilot talks to new P-39 pilots about the specification and capabilities of the P-39. Guns on the nose and wings of the plane. P-39 in flight. The guns triggered and fired. (World War II period).
A Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft in flight. Pilot debriefs the trainee pilots about the maneuverability of the P-39. A trainee Pilot prepares to enter a P-39 taxi on airstrip. Parachute straps. Cockpit view of the P-39. Aircraft's rudder, pedals, elevators, brakes, shoulder straps, emergency release handle, radio control, transmitter, and receiver check before take off. Landing gear switch, guns switches and propeller controls also check.
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