United States Army Recruitment in Muncie, Indiana. A U.S. Army recruitment sign near a jeep out front of the building. Buildings and cars in the background. Men walk in the street. Scene inside a recruitment office in Muncie, Indiana. The recruiter sergeant interviews the applicants. Four young men recruits sit for the interview. The recruiter talking to the prospective Army soldiers.
Road sign welcomes people to the city of Gary in Indiana, United States. Signboard near road reads "Welcome to Gary, city on the move". In smaller letters above, it reads: "Ridhard G. Hatcher, Mayor." And below, it reads, "Home of Pat Patterson, Miss Indiana, 1971." Trucks and tankers drive on the roads and parked nearside. Cows grazing near the signboard.
A basketball match between Indiana Hoosiers and Kansas Jayhawks for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) crown being held in Kansas City, United States. A crowd in a stadium. A banner reads: 'Kansas NCAA Champs'. The match in progress. Kansas’ Dean Kelley takes the ball. The crowd cheers and applauds. Indiana wins the match.
A huge crowd on streets of New York City cheering and celebrating victory over Germany in World War I after signing of the Armistice. A cemetery of U.S. soldiers died in World War I. Cross burning and views of hooded Klan members at a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) ceremony, with several uniformed U.S. Army soldiers in foreground, dimly lit (possibly at Stone Mountain Georgia but location not confirmed). Palmer Raid victims: Suspected leftists, left wing, and anarchists seen being led away in a group by police after their homes were raided and searched without search warrants, and some were deported, under program led by U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, during 1919 and 1920. (Second group shown is likely in Paterson, New Jersey; note sign for J.T. Doremus Hardware on building in background.) Palmer Raid arrestees seen behind barbed wire fences where they were held without charges for three months and denied legal representation. Some arrestees being escorted by U.S. soldiers in uniform. Vigilante businessmen and town leaders enforcing 12 hour work days at Steel factories in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Gary Indiana. Vigilantes (deputized and armed by local authorities seen with rifles and shotguns marching down streets enforcing business demands and countering steel workers on strike. They approach a striking worker on the road side and seize a stick he is holding. Together with police they begin to beat back the protesting crowd of men. Someone fires a gun in the crowd and shooting starts. An injured or dead steel worker on the ground is lifted up by a man and carried away.
Cars drive on American highways in the early 1930s. Closeup view of a sign indicating a speed limit of 40 miles per hour. Point of view shot from inside a moving car driving on a highway, as men workers on the other side of the road are seen hand-painting white stripes on the highway while cars pass by. Milestone indicates distances on roads to locations in Indiana and Ohio and Florida. Closeup view of a route number sign for Indiana route 31. Ford Model T cars driving on roads and streets and passing by. Instructions to drivers like curve ahead (beneath a Florida route 4 sign). A Florida US 1 route sign with palm tree branches behind it. A grouping of road signs along US Route 20 in Ohio, with signs pointing to other nearby routes and cities in Ohio.
George N Craig of Indiana becomes the first World War II veteran to head the American Legion. Craig is elected National Commander at a ceremony in the Convention Hall, Philadelphia. A large crowd in the Hall. People hold boards with various state names like Indiana, Philadelphia, Georgia and Texas. Military officers and dignitaries around Craig on the stage. People hold a banner with his name. Officers congratulate Craig. They raise their arms and cheer. People cheer and celebrate.
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