Two law enforcement officials pose at New York City waterfront. The tugboat, "Manhattan" underway in New York harbor, in calm waters, pushing a barge loaded with damaged slot machines. Officials stand on deck and an American flag flies high above the vessel. "City of New York Dept of Docks" is written on the barge. Interior of the tugboat wheelhouse, with the Captain at the wheel, steering. Group of men dumping slot machines from the barge into the sea. They work on a huge pile of machines from which some tumble to the deck. One burly fellow lifts a machine over his head and tosses it into the sea. An official, in a business suit, uses broom to push debris from the barge into the water.
Marchers parade on the streets of Manhattan, New York City, to promote support for continuation and expansion of the WPA (Works Progress Administration), part of the New Deal Federal programs enacted in the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression. The parade is led by a group of well-dressed men in business suits. It includes a brass band and many marchers carrying banners and signs. (A boy is knickers, on roller skates moves about near the front of the parade.) A woman walking alongside the marchers, carrying a canister, solicits contributions from spectators on sidewalks. The following are among the many banners and signs seen: "Workers Alliance-Greater New York"; "Yorkville Workers Alliance"; "On to Washington, January 15th, for the Continuation and Expansion of W.P.A. (Furriers Joint Council)"; "Stop! Mass Lay-offs on WPA (Fur Floor Boys and Shipping Clerks Union)" A big part of the march takes place on 8th Avenue. (A Department of Sanitation worker with broom and barrel on wheels is seen cleaning the edge of street near curb.) A float with popup figures of WPA worker, housewife, and farmer, is seen with another figure holding an ax over the WPA workers head. Writing on the float reads: "A blow to WPA is a blow to all" Finally, view towards backs of marchers is shown, near end of the parade.
The role of women as active community members in Monroe, New York, in the United States. A young woman works with children and teenage kids clearing a lot that will become a new playground. They clean and remove garbage and debris, which is put into the back of a pickup truck with sign on the door "John C. Hunter, Monroe, New York". Young woman gets inside the vehicle and two boys climb into the back of the pickup truck to hold the trash down. The vehicle moves past on the road. People line up for voting outside a hall. A woman shops for clothes in a rummage shop or thrift store. Women examine lily plants in a garden nursery. A woman in an office talks to two Girl Scouts in uniform, and hands them some stacks of magazines. A woman stands near a church organ and sings in a church choir. A woman lying on a bed in a clinic donates blood, as a laboratory technician and nurse stand by. Other women seated at a table in a hall write information about voters as they show up at a polling place to vote. A woman enters a voting booth and closes the curtain behind her.
Girls show 'back to school' fashion designed by Audrey Jane in New York. Two girls come out of a building wearing new designer dresses. Two models sit on stairs. The girls stand near a pillar while others exhibit new designer clothes in a garden area. Models show footwear, purses and coats.
Fidel Castro is cheered by a large crowd in New York City. Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro arrives at New York's Penn Station (351 West 31st Street New York, NY 10001) and is greeted by some 20,000 cheering Spanish-speaking fans and supporters. Adoring crowds waving Cuban flags upon Castro’s arrival. Policemen control the crowd outside the station. Castro waves towards the cheering crowd at Penn Station. Castro crosses the street to the Statler Hilton (now the Hotel Pennsylvania).
A woman ends her 30,000 miles sea trip in New York, after more than three years sailing around the world. Wealthy artist, chemical engineer, and pilot, Mrs. Marion Rice Hart, is seen at the steering wheel aboard her traditional 80 foot ketch sailing boat named "Vanora". Wide shot shows crew member John Smith seated in front of her. The steel ketch boat enters New York Harbor. Crew member Paul Perez is seen up high adjusting rigging. The Statue of Liberty and New York skyline in the background. Men and cameramen aboard the schooner as it docks at the pier at 79th Street, North river.
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