German prisoners of war arrive in New York, United States during World War II. 3,000 prisoners of war disembark from a ship in New York. The prisoners being searched by soldiers. The prisoners include men of all age groups from young to old. The prisoners lined up.
Horse racing resumes in the United States after the end of World War II in Europe. Men work to redecorate the stands at a racing park. Horses go for their paces at the track. 30,000 people turn out at Narragansett Park, Rhode Island to watch a horse race. Crowd entering racetrack stands. People lined up to purchase $2 place and show tickets at betting windows. The horse race begins. People cheer. Horses on the track. The race comes to a thrilling finish.
Lieutenant Ray Rehabilitation Clinic in New York, United States to serve World War II veterans. Radio broadcasts mark the opening of Lieutenant Ray Rehabilitation Clinic. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt, graces the occasion as the guest of honor. Various Veterans Administration executives present on a podium at the opening ceremony. A statue of Lieutenant Ray being unveiled at the ceremony as his parents look on. Prosthetic artificial limbs being made at the clinic. Veteran soldiers work to make the prosthesis limbs to meet individual needs. A disabled veteran being fitted with an artificial prosthetic limb. Disabled veterans practice to walk with crutches at the clinic. A mock street at the clinic with traffic lights where the veterans practice to cross the road and time themselves according to the traffic lights. The veterans being made to exercise to strengthen their limbs. They ride exercise cycles. Disabled veterans practice to walk in a crowded street and transports. The veterans lift and place heavy pieces from one block of a floored checkered board to another as this helps to exercise their legs and backs.
African American men work on machines as they learn new job skills. Man trains in use of mimeograph machine. Metal machining and use of lathe is taught. Two men learn to assemble a tire on a rim while others learn engine repair.
Views of unemployed African American men on the streets of East Harlem. A group of African American men seated on a bench by a roadside. A man seated on the stairs of a building. A sign on a building reads, 'JOIN Luis Munoz Rivera Job Preparation Center' Men and women learn to make dentures as part of their dental technician training.
A cocker spaniel named Pistol Head returns home at La Guardia Field in New York, United States. An aircraft lands at La Guardia Field. Late Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Willis's dog Pistol Head in a wooden box as it is unloaded from an airplane. An officer holds the dog. A WAC ( Women's Army Corps) officer with the dog. The officer hands over the dog to Mrs. Willis. The dog in Mrs. Willis's arms .
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