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Unemployed men get jobs in industries and a cooperative farm plan to meet market demand in the United States.

Postwar (after World War II) agriculture activities in the United States. Farming equipment in operation on farms. Canned food in a store. Flashback scenes to the Great Depression during the 1930s: A man carries a banner which reads 'Unemployed Will Take Any Job'. Unemployed men lying on a bench. A sign on a gate : 'No Men Wanted'. Shabby housing tenements and shacks of poverty victims falling apart in a rural farm area. Forward again to the post war 1940s: Smoke comes out off chimneys of a factory. American workers busy at a auto assembly line finishing new cars (appears to be 1946 or 1947 Chevrolet cars). Factory workers line up at a pay window to receive pay checks. An industrialist works in his office. Crowds of American citizens on busy city streets with pedestrians and automobiles, and shoppers looking in store windows, including store windows showing elaborate Christmas displays. A cooperative farm plan to produce what the industrial and consumer markets demand. A man milks a cow with an automatic milking machine. A woman using electricity on a farm to power a new open top clothes washing machine. Farm machines are used.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1946
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058167
Presidential election campaign of Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew in United States.

Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew election campaign for the office of Presidency in United States. Various demonstrations in United States. A huge crowd gathered in Democratic National Convention. A sign reads 'Illinois'. People stand with the U.S. flags. Domestic violence in United States. A fire in a building. People protest on streets. A protesting group carries banners. A banner reads 'Independent Socialism'. Wreckage on street. 'Change' written on a box in rubble. United States soldiers in Vietnam during Vietnam War. Unemployed citizens and poor people in United States. A man stands in a building. A poor woman with her child. A man in a building. The U.S. flag on the building. Reflection of light in water. The campaign stresses on choosing the right leader in United States.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1968
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053744
John L. Lewis, President of UMWA addresses Congress of Industrial Organizations about the history of mine accidents and losses

President of the United Mine Workers of America(UMWA) John L. Lewis, addressing the Congress of Industrial Organizations about the accident in the Centralia coal mines, Illinois. Mr. Lewis presents to the congress the history of all major accidents that occurred in the U.S. He counts the men and material losses incurred to the mining community. He terms such disasters a national shame.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1947, March
Duration: 4 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035913
John L.Lewis, President UMWA, emphasizes need for miner protection laws, addressing the Congress of Industrial Organizations

President of the United Mine Workers of America(UMWA) John L. Lewis, addresses the Congress of Industrial Organization. He talks about the accident that occurred in the Centralia coal mines of Illinois. He brings into focus the flaws of the working system. He demands protection measures for the workers and enforcement of safety laws in mines. He replies to questions from the press. Photographs are taken.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1947, March
Duration: 4 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035914
President of UMWA, John L. Lewis speaks about sufferings of mine workers at the Congress of Industrial Organizations.

President of the United Mine Workers of America(UMWA) John L. Lewis, addresses the Congress of Industrial Organizations. He describes the aftermath of various mining accidents including Centralia Illinois. He discusses the suffering of the mineworkers who face such accidents. He also talks about the physical injuries to the workers. Members of the Congress including Mr. Phil Murray, the vice-president listen to the words of Mr. Lewis.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1947, March
Duration: 4 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035915
Secret service agent stay close to President to protect him during a public gathering in Washington D.C.

Activities of the United States secret service agents in Washington D.C., United States. Visit of French President Auriol, in 1947. Secret Service mingle and occupy vehicles at edge of gathering. Motorcade leaving White House with Secret Service agents riding on outsides of cars. In crowd secret servicemen are on an alert for the protection of the President or foreign head of State. They operate on a two way radio and keep a record about the route and timings when the motorcade will approach the crowd. During public gathering secret service agents stay close to U.S. President Harry S Truman. They watch individuals and maintain vigilance for unusual movements, or activities. Phalanx of agents escorts President's motorcade through the streets.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1952
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072688
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