Super-dreadnought Battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33) passing under the Brooklyn Bridge on her way to join the fleet. She is seen, surrounded and escorted by tugboats, from overhead on the Brooklyn bridge. The USS Arkansas approaches the bridge and passes underneath.
General George C. Marshall being administered the oath by Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington DC. President Harry S. Truman and members of the cabinet look on. President Truman congratulating General Marshall. Former Secretary James F Byrnes congratulates General Marshall during the ceremony.
Six picket-holding women suffragists (sometimes referred to as suffragettes) demonstrate silently outside The White House during President Woodrow Wilson's administration. They are the "Sentinels of Liberty" participating in the women's suffrage movement. Men walk past The White House during the demonstration.
Following successful efforts in the women's suffrage movement in America, women for the first time stand in line to vote in the gubernatorial election of New York City. Barber shop is a voting booth for a election ward. People enter the barber shop to vote. Mr Alfred E Smith the governor elect and his wife, Mrs. Smith, vote together.
Eleanor Holm competes in a swimming championship in 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. Eleanor and her immediate rival in a backstroke swim race. Crowds cheer as the competitors swim. Eleanor gives a short speech in how happy she is to win the championship.
Clare Boothe Luce a congresswoman and an ambassador addresses a group of press reporters in a press conference in Washington DC.
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