Manhattan, New York City skyline with a skyscraper under construction in foreground. A young man and woman dressed in fine early 1960s fashions talk to each other on a terrace overlooking Manhattan.
United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits disabled World War 2 veterans at a hospital in Florida. Eisenhower shakes hands with a WWII veteran in a wheelchair. General Eisenhower smiling. General Eisenhower visits his daughter in law, Barbara Jean Eisenhower ne Thompson, holding his grandchild after birth in a hospital. Wife Mamie Eisenhower, son John Eisenhower, and other relatives surround Barbara. General Eisenhower holds infant grandchild, (probably Dwight,) and at a later date is again seen with this grandson, Dwight David Eisenhower II, who he kisses. He is also holding another grandchild, probably Susan Elaine Eisenhower. Crowds gathered for a reception at Columbia University (Columbia University 535 W. 116th St. · New York, NY 10027). Barbara Jean Eisenhower ne Thompson, John Eisenhower, and Mamie Eisenhower sit to watch General Eisenhower on stage during a reception. General Eisenhower, in academic gown, delivers a speech during a reception at Columbia University, stating, "In today's struggle, no free man, no free institution, can be neutral, all must be joined in a common profession - that of Democratic citizenship."
The annual Golden Gloves amateur boxing competition in Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, New York. Spectators watch a boxing match. Enthusiastic amateur boxers compete in boxing match before a wildly enthusiastic crowd. A boxer is cornered by his opponent. An elderly spectator watches the match with excitement. The referee stands near the two boxers during the fight. A boxer knocks out his opponent. An amateur African American boxer competes against a colored opponent. African American boxer falls on the side of the ring. Young White men watch a boxing match. Boxing match ends with a TKO knock-out.
U.S. Navy ship USS Texas sailing the Hudson River, passing by Riverside Park- the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States. The background shows the white dome of the General Grant National Memorial or Grant’s Tomb (W 122nd St &, Riverside Dr, New York, 10027) on the hill crest.
Mine workers trim loose ground and large chunks with pick-axes and iron rods at zinc mine in Franklin,NJ. Workers forget to trim muck-pile and huge chunk collapses. Shift boss orders miners to get out in time and avoid an accident.
War scenes during Battle of Tarawa. U.S. Marines Corp with hand grenades and bayonets. Camouflaged soldiers hiding in the fox hole and conversing over phone. Smoke arises due to fire. Scenes of U.S. soldiers with snipers and Japanese defending the attack. U.S. troops advancing amidst rubble and firing flame throwers and grenades while dead bodies lie near them. Soldiers firing from behind logs of wood.
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