Mayor John Lindsay of New York speaks out of affection and admiration for Dr. Martin Luther King. He expresses his tribute to Martin Luther King. Shows Dr. Martin Luther King addressing the masses. Executive Director of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Young Jr. condemns Martin Luther King's assassination.
The city of Dayton, Ohio working to deal with its housing shortage during World War 2. Influx of World War II war production workers causes many workers to live in group homes and shelters. Women in an open common area of a shelter with many bunks and cots for beds. Men and women are seen in shared living quarters, doing ordinary thing, such as reading , conversing, sewing, and ironing clothes, and preparing food in a common kitchen. A billboard in a field, announces "Hartman Homes, developed by the Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority. A victory Housing Project of the Federal Public Housing Authority." Camera pans to show a wide expanse of ground being worked with a steam shovel, as construction begins. Engineers and builders look over plans at the job site. Scene shifts to another housing project site with some attached houses already constructed. At another location several fairly large single family dwellings are seen in mid-stage of construction. A low apartment house is seen under construction as well as various new streets with newly built homes. A large building in downtown Dayton displays a sign reading: "This property is being remodeled to house War Workers."
Arrival of an Allied troop transport ship at a port in France during World War I. British troops disembark along with carriage supplies and mobilize on docks with horses and troops. Troops from New Zealand board trains headed for the war front.
Arrival of an Allied troop transport ship at a port in France during World War I. British troops disembark and mobilize wheeled carriages, horses, and troops on docks. Troops from New Zealand board a train bound for the war front. British troops march on a road in France.
Models display designer Gladys Parker's fashionable clothing creations at a restaurant in New York, United States. Men and women drink cocktails at the bar and enjoy the show.
Thousands of mummers stage a traditional New Year's Day parade in their colorful costumes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Many performers are men in drag (men dressed as women). Ornate floats pass by in the parade, including an "invasion from Mars" scene and a ship being tossed on the ocean. A car weighed down by a heavy cart attached to it drives with its front wheels up in the air. Crowd of Mummers parade participants dancing in street, including some in blackface.
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