A film about African American jazz musician Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra in Harlem, New York. Fredi Washington on a chair. Dramatization: The Duke Ellington Orchestra plays. Character played by Fredi Washington feels dizzy. The band continues to play. The host calls Fredi Washington to perform. Fredi Washington dances. She faints while dancing. Men pick her up and take her away. Dancers perform.
From a film about African American musician Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra in Harlem, New York. Dramatization : Fredi Washington lies on bed. The Duke Ellington band members play. People sing. Jazz musician Duke Ellington plays piano. Character played by Fredi Washington dies.
African American people of Harlem in New York City during the Great Depression. An African American man sits with two children on a bench. Women sit on a bench with a child in pram. A man reads a book. A sign reads 'W 110 Lenox Ave'. Buildings on Lenox avenue. Traffic of automobiles, trucks, and pedestrians on Lenox Avenue as seen from a moving vehicle. Cars parked alongside road. Men sit outside a building. One of the African American men has crutches. View of Father Divine's Peace Mission building, followed by a view of Father Divine (Reverend M. J. Divine or Reverend Major Jealous Divine) addressing his followers while seated at a luncheon event. Shops on street that follow Father Divine's movement including a Peace Shine shoe shine business, the Peace Tailor, and the Peace and Prosperity Barber Shop.
A factory in New York, United States. An overhead magnetic crane lifts objects. Exteriors of the factory. Smoke stacks of the factory. Molten metal being poured in a furnace.
A factory in New York, United States. Loaded flat cars move near the factory. Smoke stacks in the background. A man pushes the handle of a machine. He observes gauges on a panel. Workers stand in a group. An engine pulls in. A transfer trolley moves back and forth. An overhead crane in operation.
A factory in New York, United States. A metal conveyor belt in the factory. Molten metal poured in a container. Overhead cranes in operation. Hooks attached to a crane are lowered. A coal car. A goods train pulls in. An overhead crane moves back and forth in the factory.
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