Demonstrations by thousands of union workers in New York. Workers hold flags and banner which reads 'Communist Party'. Men and women parade on street. Men ride bicycles and hold flags. Men with flags on streets and building.
Men parade on Broadway and move toward Times Square where the memorial of Father Francis P Duffy is to be unveiled. Troops march. Large crowd assembled. Monument of Father Francis P. Duffy (Father Duffy Square 7th Ave. &, W 47th St, New York, NY 10036, United States) at Times Square. Also seen in background are several theaters and marquees, including Loew's State, Embassy Newsreel, Palace, Mayfair, and Strand.
Winston Churchill at bank of microphones with wife Clementine and other officials. Cameraman takes pictures. Churchill speaks at microphone and holds up V sign. Winston Churchill waves as he and Lady Churchill disembark from the Cunard ocean liner, RMS Queen Elizabeth, in New York City, to begin a postwar vacation in the United States.
African American famous jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald singing accompanied by jazz artists of the Ray Brown trio (unseen), in a recording studio in New York City. Close view of Ella Fitzgerald singing 'how High the Moon'.
Texas officials at launching of USS Houston (CA-30) (originally designated CL-30) at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company. Elizabeth Holcombe, daughter of Houston's former Mayor, Oscar Holcombe, with bouquet of flowers. She is seen again on a platform, holding the flowers and a bottle of champagne, standing next to Governor Byrd of Virginia, who actually swings the bottle to christen the ship. A formation of U.S. Navy Vought O2U-1 corsair floatplanes is seen flying over U.S. flag in foreground. Large crowd gathered for the ceremony. USS Houston slides down the ways. USS Houston underway in the water.
Post prohibition reenactments of Speakeasy days in Manhattan. Automobiles parked along West 52nd Street in New York City. Taxi and cars move along street. Federal agents present written warrant, and force their way into 21Club. Interiors of bar show men and women drinking. Beer sign in the background reads 'Guinness is Good for you'. Man shovels liquor bottles into trash bin. Several men dressed in suits, with boutonnieres in their lapels, drink and talk. The hand of a man at the door pushes a buzzer to alert others that Federal agents have arrived.
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