Renewed manufacturing activity throughout the nation recalls thousands of workers as the American industry forges onward and shows some signs of improvement during the great depression. Bloomington, Illinois: Workers manufacture oil heaters. They work on various machines and equipment. Middleton, Ohio: 2400 men at work in one of the big rolling mill companies. The workers arrive at the steel mill. Steel processing. Santa Monica, California: Men and women report for work at the Douglas Aircraft Plant. They work on a tight schedule for the new type Army torpedo and bombing planes. Men work on various parts of the aircraft. Chicago, Illinois: The Atlas Brewing Company, a huge brewery and bottling works where the production has been speeded to almost 30,000 bottles of beer an hour to meet a surge of demand following the passing of the Volstead Act allowing 3.2 beer (3.2% alchohol), near the end of prohibition in America. Beer Bottles move on conveyor belts. The bottles are filled, packed in crates and readied for transportation.
Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew election campaign for the office of Presidency in United States. A huge crowd gathered at Democratic National Convention. Hubert Humphrey is seen.Civil unrest. Fallen soldier in Vietnam. Ammunition dump in the jungle. People stand with the U.S. flags. A sign reads 'Illinois'. A sign in the background reads 'NBC News'. A fire in a building. People protest on streets. Hubert Humphrey gives a speech. Dead bodies of United States soldiers. Sandbags in the background. Damaged material lay on the ground. Unemployed citizens and poor people in United States. A man stands in a building. A woman with her child sits on chairs. The campaign stresses on choosing the right leader in United States. (Vietnam War period).
Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew election campaign for the office of Presidency in United States. A huge crowd gathered at Democratic Convention. Hubert Humphrey is seen. People stand with the U.S. flags. A sign reads 'Illinois'. Hubert Humphrey speaks. Domestic violence in United States. Firemen stand helpless, as a building is consumed in flames. Wounded civilians on street. People protest on streets. American casualties in Vietnam. Sandbags in the background. Plasma administered to a soldier. Covered dead bodies of several soldiers. An ammunition dump in the jungle. Unemployed citizens and poor people in United States. A man stands in a building. A poor woman with her child sits on chairs. The campaign stresses on choosing the right leader in United States. (Vietnam War period).
Senator Estes Kefauver and his wife wave to the crowd as they stand on the dais at Democratic National convention at International Amphitheater (4220 South Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois 60609 United States) in Chicago, Illinois. John F. Kennedy and other Statesmen also join him as they wave to a large crowd carrying banners, with the names of states written on them. Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson also waves to the crowd as he stands on the dais.
The 1956 Democratic National Convention at the International Amphitheater (4220 South Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois 60609 United States) in Chicago in Illinois, the Chairman declares the results for election of Vice-Presidential candidate. He announces a candidate's decision to withdraw in favor of Senator C. Estes Kefauver, as the representatives from various states cheer it loudly.
The 1956 National Convention of the Democratic Party at the International Amphitheatre (4220 South Halsted Street Chicago, Illinois 60609 United States) in Chicago, Illinois. Former President Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess, taking seats at the convention. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, taking her seat. Democratic Party National Chairman, Paul M. Butler standing behind and below the podium as convention prepares to get underway. The amphitheater is filled with seated delegates, as they are called to order. Delegates standing and applauding, following the keynote speech of Frank G. Clement, Governor of Tennessee, who touches the Tennessee delegate identification pole as it is thrust toward him. Delegates waving poles displaying their respective State names.
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