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Communists, Pacifists and Liberals demonstrate against Mussolini's aggression against Ethiopia.

People demonstrate in New York City, United States. Communists, Pacifists and other liberal anti-war demonstrators protest against war in general and Italy's aggression against Ethiopia (Italo-Ethiopian war). People carrying banners move on streets of New York. Banners read ' stop war' ' Unite against war'. From a 25 year retrospective in a newsreel dated July 14, 1960.

Date: 1935, July
Duration: 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042248
High rise steel building under construction. Crane swings wrecking ball. Fuel oil tank lowered by crane.

Urban renewal in New York City. A steel frame building under construction with cranes on its top. Steel girders of a new building. A large crane swings a wrecking ball against the wall of a building, as worker directs crane operator. A man stands precariously on the top edge of a brick building and swings sledge hammer, to dislodge bricks. A huge oil tank being lowered,by a crane,into excavation next to building under construction.

Date: 1950, June 6
Duration: 1 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042885
International Ladies' Garment Workers Union pickets Woolworths store protesting Company's discrimination policy in the South.

Members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, AFL-CIO, picket a Woolworths store in New York City. Members of Union Locals, 23, 40, 62 and 66 are seen carrying signs as they march in front of the F.W. Woolworth store. Some of the signs read: "Woolworth practices discrimination in the South, and We Support Dr. Martin Luther King" (civil rights leader). A New York City uniformed police officer stands on the sidewalk observing the peaceful picketing. Civil Rights leader A. Philip Randolph is seen among the protestors, carrying a picket sign and marching. Passersby seem to ignore the activity.

Date: 1962
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044239
Former President and Mrs. Harry Truman board the SS United States for a six week vacation trip to Europe.

Former U.S. President and Mrs. Harry Truman leave New York for a vacation in Europe. Harry Truman and his wife board the SS United States for a six week vacation trip to Europe. The former president's daughter sees them off. Harry Truman at a bank of microphones waves off. Newsmen record the event. SS United States off the coast of New York.

Date: 1956, May 14
Duration: 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047747
James F. Byrnes urges that Iran be given a chance to speak at UN Security Council meeting regarding Soviet military in Iran

Segment from the United Nations Security Council meeting at Hunter College, New York City, United States, on March 27, 1946. At the time, the Soviet Union, with its troops in Iran, and with interest in the governance and autonomy of Azerbaijan, was pushing to postpone discussion of the appeal by Iran that the action of the Soviet Army in Iran was a threat to international peace and security. American statesman James F. Byrnes, Edward R. Stettinius, Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko and representatives of the UN Security Council member countries are seen entering the conference room at Hunter College, New York City. The dignitaries seated at a table. Delegates and spectators present. Gromyko, the Soviet representative to the United Nations, speaks in Russian. Other delegates listen, seated behind. A delegate from China speaks. Several delegates raise their hands with questions. U.S. representative James Byrnes demands that the Iranians be given a chance to be heard. The Soviet delegation stands and exits the talks abruptly. Iranian delegate Hossein Ala', Iran's Ambassador to the United States approaches the table and is seated. The delegates listen as Mr. Hossein Ala addresses the council. Mr. Ala urges the council to take action, saying, "Iran views with grave concern any delay in the consideration by the council of the merits of these disputes. For these reasons, on behalf of my government, I request the council to take up these matters at once and reach, without reference to further negotiations, a solution consistent with the principles of the charter."

Date: 1946, March 27
Duration: 3 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050587
Views of Manhattan Island from U.S. Navy Airship

Motion pictures of skyscraper buildings on Manhattan as photographed from a U.S. Navy C-class airship. Also seen is a sister C-class Navy airship in flight above New York Bay, with several ships underway below it. Views of the Woolworth Building (233 Broadway, New York, NY 10007, United States) from the Navy airship.

Date: 1918, December
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052576