Police rush to contain a Communist demonstration in New York City near City Hall during the Great Depression. Communist demonstrators confront policemen and are shoved by a cop . Policeman clubbing demonstrators in crowd. Police on horse back amongst demonstrators. Policeman escorts a demonstrator after arresting him. Policemen accost a resisting demonstrator. Cavalry police confront communist demonstrators. Communist demonstrator lying on the ground, below policemen’s legs. Communist demonstrators disperse to avoid policeman.
Intertitle saying “1905”. View of Low Memorial Library inside the campus of Columbia University (535 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027). View of Alma Mater, Daniel Chester French’s sculpture on the steps of the Low Memorial Library. Suffragist demonstration with women suffrage movement participants (sometimes called suffragettes) surrounded by supporters on a busy street and then by themselves, wearing thick winter coats, posing and talking together.
Intertitle saying “1914”. Soldiers marching to battle in Europe during World War I. Newly mobilized German soldiers marching. Soldier blows trumpet. Soldiers march in a German city during WWI. In a German train station, likely Berlin Lehrter Bahnhof, a sign says “Bahnsteig 1” (“Platform 1” in German) and a train with new German soldier recruits departs station. Railway gun in battlefield. Soldier climbs to hide in trench. Bomb explosions in battlefield. A Preparedness Parade in America, advocating for American entry into World War I. Men holding American flags march in parade. Crowds cheer on the Preparedness Parade by the Preparedness Movement. A huge Preparedness Parade in Manhattan, New York City.
View of Franklin Roosevelt’s Colonial Revival Little White House (401 Little White House Rd, Warm Springs, GA 31830, United States). Franklin Roosevelt sits at round table with his family- son James Roosevelt, daughter Anna Roosevelt Halsted and wife Eleanor Roosevelt. Roosevelt family sit together in portico of Little White House. Franklin Roosevelt enjoys music as he sits with fiddlers and banjo players of Georgia. He tells the musicians, "I'd like to hear you play a Soldier's Joy." Hand strums guitar. Banjos being played. Old musician plays violin. Musicians play violin. Musical band play folk music as Franklin Roosevelt listens.
View of crowd of 200,000 supporters during Franklin Roosevelt’s presidential campaign in Newark, New Jersey, during the Great Depression. Crowds clapping as former New York Governor, Al Smith, endorses Franklin Roosevelt. “The best way to bring back prosperity, the election of Roosevelt, Garner and the entire Democratic ticket!” Smith concludes his endorsement to the roaring cheer of the crowd.
Train carrying New York Governor and Presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt (FDR). Boston citizens gather to see Franklin Roosevelt. Sign saying “Our Next President Franklin Roosevelt”. Supporters wave American flags during Franklin Roosevelt’s speech onstage. New York citizens wait in line to vote outside polling station. Former New York Governor, Al Smith, and his wife, Catherine Ann Dunn, walk together to their polling station. Al Smith is seen wearing his famous “brown derby”. View of Franklin Roosevelt waiting for election returns. Crowd in Times Square waiting for election updates. Police patrols the crowd. People cheer all over New York City when Franklin Roosevelt wins the election. Franklin Roosevelt smiles. Franklin Roosevelt swims in pool to relax after election victory.
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