Opening slate reads “New Americans Celebrate their Citizenship.” Huge Crowd is gathered in New York City’s Central Park, on “I am an American Day,” which also includes newly naturalized American citizens (although they are not featured, as such, in the film). New York Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia, presides and delivers a speech from a podium. New York clergymen are seated with one another on a front row seat where patriotic bunting is draped. Vice President Henry R. Wallace is also seen in that front row. Various views of U.S. military units parading along 5th Avenue in New York City. The units include huge columns of United States soldiers, including one large group of African American soldiers.
Shows the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as Franklin D. Roosevelt's voice is heard in the background. American flag flying at half mast. American flags on other buildings. Women on wheelchairs outside building. People line rail road tracks as the funeral train leaves. British and Soviet flags at half mast.
United States Post office employees sort mail sacks filled with letters. A locomotive train approaching camera position and passing by at high speed. Map of United States connecting destinations and a flying plane. A man examining models of various airplanes used for air mail service. Shows postmaster General James A. Farley emerging from a plane with other men to examine the latest technology and advances in airplanes for airmail service. View of exterior of Newark Air Mail Post Office building. Men emerging from plane. A plane takes off. Men load postal mail sacks on plane. View of a pilot reenacting the look of one of the original night mail pilots.
Ocean liner SS Belgenland comes into San Diego harbor. Stacks of ship emit smoke. Crowd waits at docks. Albert Einstein leaves cruiser with his wife and other people. Face of Einstein as he is greeted by crowd. Crowd gathered to hear Albert Einstein speech. Einstein speaking from the Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2125 Pan American Rd E, San Diego, CA 92101, United States) at Balboa Park in San Diego, California.
A woman fixes a potato in a machine to peel off its skin. She moves the handle clockwise which shows potato skin peeling off from potato.
Cats look out of a box. A young girl plays with a cat. Two white cats close to each other. Eyes of cat. Girl wears live cat around her neck as a fur piece.
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