Protest in defense of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Wall Street, New York City. Laborers demonstrate at Wall Street. Crowd gathers at the street. Policemen on horses stand behind the crowd. Men and women speak from dice. Banners and placards read: Governor Fuller, Sacco and Vanzetti, Emergency, Strike, Labor, Defense. Crowd raises hand.
Armistice Celebrations in New York City at end of World War I. Effigy of Kaiser hangs over road. People carry an effigy on car. They wave small flags of United States. People with an effigy with white flag in its hand and war ends banner. A man wears skeleton skull mask and holds flag.
Bicyclists participate in the annual Six Day Bike race held in New York City's Madison Square Garden arena. Bikers ride on track. A participant gets a shave during a break in the multi-day event. Australian Velodrome champion Reggie McNamara eats food during a break. A biker falls and a man runs towards him. Race in progress. Bikers collide; a fallen biker lays on the side of the track. From a March 12, 1959 newsreel featuring events from 25 years earlier.
Heisman Trophy for outstanding college football achievement presented in New York. Navy quarterback Roger Staubach in Downtown Athletic Club. He talks with the presenter of award. Scenes of a football game between Navy and Duke showcasing Staubach's skills at quarterback position. Audience cheers. Heisman Trophy presented to Roger Staubach.
Employment for African American citizens provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York, United States, during the Great Depression. African American people sit and stand on stairs beside row houses in the background. A man looks at notice board of the Employment Agency. Man walks past glossary store and look at goods. Dejected looking African American men and women stand in a bread line or assistance line for unemployed. Several scenes showing African American citizens who have received jobs through the WPA: Teacher writes on black board. African American woman typist, musician playing accordian, painter, brick layer, cook making food, and nurse at work caring for a child.
Services and employment for African American citizens provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York City, United States during Great Depression. African American children swim and sit beside pool. Child dives in pool. Nurse put bandage on a child's foot. Children play at a play ground in Colonial Park area. Children on swings. Children play on see-saw. Children in a nursery school for African American children. They eat a meal, nurse gives them medicine. Children nap or sleep in beds.
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