The Dawg House restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. Sign hanging in storefront reads “The noblest of all animal is the dog- and the noblest of all dogs is the hot dog- it feeds the hand that bites it – Leo Aikman”. Pedestrians crossing the Forsyth Street at intersection with Peachtree St. in front of the Arthur Murray dance studio. Billboard on top of building reads “Miami New Everglades Hotel”. Cars stopping for pedestrians to cross Forsyth. Pedestrians in early 1960s fashions walk past a hat boutique. A Hoover truck is parked on the street. A woman crosses the street while holding her toddler son. View of downtown Atlanta as seen from a moving car. S.H. Kress department store and Baker’s Shoes shop on Broad Street.
Chinese Vice Director of Machinery Plant Number 1 in Shenyang, China stands with his office staff. Newly built lathes in the factory during China's Great Leap Forward program. A Chinese worker operating one of the lathes. Workers pull a crate containing a new lathe while other workers insert rollers underneath the crate to keep it rolling.
A man views a British Royal Air Force (RAF) recruitment poster. Poster reads “Join the R.A.F. and see the world”. British men marching through gate as they enter a military base as new recruits prior to World War 2. Several recruits trying on RAF coats in front of officers inside an office. Factory workers working on aircraft and mounting engine in a fighter plane, probably a Hawker Hurricane. Aerial view of an airfield with airplanes parked in formation.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after the Pittsburgh flood of 1936 (March 17-18, 1936). Workers cleaning up debris at 610 Stanwix Street in front of the Joseph Horne Co. department store building. Men tossing debris on a truck and shoveling debris out of the street. A large flood water pump emptying water onto the street. Policeman with a ruler pointing to a plaque mounted to the store's corner at Stanwix Street and Penn Ave. that reads “HIGH WATER, MARCH 15TH 1907”. The police officer then points to new high-water mark on the pillar which is much higher.
Railroad infrastructure development as part of United States aid in Iran. Men laying railroad tracks on a bridge. Donkey grazes and two men watch the construction in the foreground. A railroad track laying machine and workers hold a track. Man stands on top of track as a team of workers carry the track. Machine threshing rocks on track. Laborers use pickaxes and rakes to break up rocks. Teams of workers lay track on railroad. Laborers connect two railroad tracks. American engineer and Iranian official tighten bolts connecting last track section. Men moving a track. Workers crowd to watch two men fasten bolts. Workers cheering and clapping after the two men finished connecting the last track section. American engineer and Iranian official shake hands. Men watch a cargo train use the new tracks. A train rushes past camera in Iran.
A busy street at the Prati District in Rome, Italy during World War II. A group of young men and women gather outside a building on a busy street. They enter the building together. Young Italian man holding a cigarette chatting with two women. A medieval-style painting of the Virgin Mary and Jesus hangs on the wall. A woman opens a front door for incoming guests. House guests enter the apartment. The woman unhinges the chain door lock to open the front door. Guests greet and shake hands with the woman as they enter the apartment. A female guest peeks and calls from the front door, unable to enter due to chain door lock. The woman opens the door for the new guest.
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