Window washers hang in the air by thread-like belts hundreds of feet above ground. They clean the panes of the huge Empire State Building (20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001). Breeze whips the men as they cling to narrow perches. Men on the streets raise their heads to look at the window washers above.
A driver shows stunts at state fair in Trenton, New Jersey. Car being driven over raised a platform. Car driven through fire. Truck passes over a man's chest. Car jumps over four cars. Car jumps over raised platform as it tumbles over. Men run towards the car and turns it over again to normal position.
Figure ice skating during the Silver States Classic held in New York City. The couple performs gracefully on ice. A man performs thrilling stunts. He skates through ring of fire. Men's 2 Mile Finals event in the ring. Several men fall during the event. A huge crowd seated in the spectator area. (World War II period).
Scenes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Stately homes. Pleasant neighborhoods. Railroad crossing. Cars and pedestrians.
Peace Demonstration at the Trafalgar square in London, England organized by the "Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament." Large crowd of anti-war demonstrators gather at Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). City of London Police in scuffle with protesters at Trafalgar Square. Demonstrators protest and show opposition to British support for the United States' actions in the Vietnam War. They hold banners. Military policemen control and stop the protesters from approaching Prime minister's home.
Bomber towing a glider over an air base in the United Kingdom during World War II. Aerial view of a glider assembly field. Glider crates in assembly field. A soldier stands on the balcony of a “shanty” house made from glider crates. Sign reads “Shanty Town”. Soldiers open a glider crate. Men remove the glider carefully from the crate. Two men take a metal bed frame to the crate. A man stands by the door of a shanty house. “Vine and Hollywood” is written beside the door. Soldiers relaxing inside Shanty houses. Soldier sitting on bunk bed polishes his shoes while another writes letters. A soldier with headset listens to his homemade crystal set radio and reads a magazine. Specially constructed blinds of glider crate tiny house open. Troops lined outside a glider crate barber shop. A sign detailing the rates for a haircut. A barber shop made from scrap. A barber cuts the hair of a soldier inside makeshift barber shop.
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