Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, the first woman elected to U.S. House of Representatives (served April 1917 through December 1918). A pacifist, co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, and champion of humanitarian causes, she is seen addressing a group from a speakers pavilion in Union Square, Manhattan, New York City, in September, 1924. She accepts a glass of water from an associate (unseen). Closeups of Rankin leaning over the railing above an American flag, as she speaks to assembled group of men and women. From further away, several men and women associates can be seen at work behind her in the pavilion. Views from behind and to her right, with listeners below and cars parked in the square. Street scene in background. As before, Ms Rankin leans forward to be better heard. (There is no evidence of microphone in use.)
U.S. Senator Hiram Warren Johnson silhouetted against sky, as he stands in a car (unseen) waving to supporters, whose heads and waving hats are seen in foreground. Senator Johnson has announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for President, at the Party's National Convention in Chicago. Scene shifts to Senator Johnson seated in the car, next to an older gentleman, who appears to be wearing his convention delegate credentials. Finally, Johnson and his silver-haired companion, are seen standing in the car.
Whaler "Herman" on a polar expedition in the Diomedes Islands, Alaska. A man tries to catch a seal in a snow covered area. A boat amidst snow. A man clears snow from the area.
Steel being produced in a mill in California, United States during world War II. Machines in operation as steel is being produced in the first steel production facility on the U.S. West Coast. Famous industrialist and shipbuilding titan, Henry J. Kaiser, looks at the production process in the mill. Tanks roll out of an assembly line. Many lines of completed medium tanks and heavy tanks lined up in depots and ready for use in World War II.
A film about the city of New Orleans in Louisiana. A sign reads 'You'll love New Orleans and she'll love you right back'. People at roadside cafes. The Old Ursuline Convent Museum. French houses in the city. People in a garden outside a house. Men and women seated around a table in a garden. A corridor of a building. A horse drawn carriage on a street. French flag on a building. A Spanish dance being performed at a night club. Fountains in a garden.
A film about the city of New Orleans in Louisiana. Various skyscrapers in the city. Exteriors of tall rising buildings in the city. A streetcar moves. Trees in the foreground and buildings in the background. 225 Baronne Street building in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. Artists perform. People gather to watch the performance. People look at the art pieces displayed during a Spanish Colonial exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
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