May Day Parade at Union Square in the Flat Iron district of New York City. A crowd with communist and socialist sympathies parades with signs and banners. Banners address worker rights and speak out against United States participation in World War 2. A banner reads 'Fur Floor Workers Union'. The crowd jams the streets and lines the sidewalks. Some of the signs held by people read 'Why Not Bosses Fight Their Own War' and 'Our War Is Battle For Freedom, Wages And Better Working Conditions'. Sign seen "Keep the Yanks in the Yankee Stadium." The parade turns at the 17th Street. The side of a float has anti-war message that reads 'Convoys Means Coffin'. People sit on steps of a building.
Shortly before America's direct involvement in World War 2, view of a rally and speaker for the American Union for Organization Against War in New York City. The anti-war speaker shows signs "Fight the Draft" and "No Loans to England. No Arms to anyone!" People in a crowd listen to the speaker. One man holds a sign which reads 'Selectees! Protest any Extension of Army Service - Write Your Congressman'. Another sign reads, "The Army and Navy are hotbeds of fascism."
The launch of United States nuclear submarine Thresher. Newly developed deeper nuclear submarine Thresher is launched by Fredrick B. Warder at a ceremony in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Naval officers applaud at the launching. Thresher underway at sea.
Demonstrators protest in New York, United States for removing movie tax. The demonstrators hold various banners as they protest. A sign reads : 'Mayor Wagner, Quit Playing Politics, 14 Avenue U Theater Employee'. Women demonstrators walk on a road during the demonstrations. The demonstrators walk with the U.S. flag. A tall building in the background. Banners read 'Lets Axe Wagner's Tax', 'Save Our Jobs, Labor Protests' and 'Why Make the Movies a Scapegoat'. The demonstrators protest on a street.
Demonstrators protest the movie tax in front of the Criterion Theater at 1514 Broadway in New York City, United States. The marquee advertises Jane Russell in "The French Line" as a 3D movie. Neon lights and neon signs on buildings of Times Square and traffic on city streets at night. A banner reads 'Kill The 5% Movie Tax'. Close up view of a large search light shining. A sign reads "Planters Peanuts."
Demonstrators protest for removing movie tax in New York City. The demonstrators hold various banners as they protest. They walk with the U.S. flag. A tall building in the background. Banners read 'Why Tax Us..., When The Federal Government Helped Us', 'RKO Theater Home Office' and 'Congress Helped Us, You Want To Ruin Us'. Traffic on a road. The demonstrators in the background. A sign: 'Jefferson Theater'. Three demonstrators hold a banner reading "Kill The 5% Movie Tax". The demonstrators walk along the streets of the city.
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