A film titled 'Merchant marine, There is something about a sailor'. Views of a Merchant Seamans club in New York City providing rest and relaxation opportunities for allied Merchant Marines and Seaman from all over the world during World War II. View of the club building exterior at 109 West 43rd Street, New York City. Sign over doorway reads, "American Theatre Wing - Merchant Seamans Club". Men enter the club and their identification is checked at the door. Inside, they enjoy drinks, a game of darts, food, card games, and socializing with women present at the club and sometimes celebrities. Famous cartoonist Otto Soglow is present to do caricature drawings of some of the men, for fun, in the Food Bar area of the club. Soglow is seen creating a cartoon drawing. A Russian woman Merchant Seaman steps forward and Soglow notes that it is a nice change for him to get to draw a woman. American actress Shirley Booth comes forward and welcomes the Russian woman to the Club. Booth reads a welcome message that is partly in Russian. The Russian woman says that she knows Ms. Booth from her role on the radio as Miss Duffy in the show Duffys Tavern. The Russian woman describes her duties in the Russian Merchant Marines. She answers questions from Shirley Booth and describes her training and motivation in fighting the war.
Urban renewal in New York City. A steel frame building under construction with cranes on its top. Steel girders of a new building. A large crane swings a wrecking ball against the wall of a building, as worker directs crane operator. A man stands precariously on the top edge of a brick building and swings sledge hammer, to dislodge bricks. A huge oil tank being lowered,by a crane,into excavation next to building under construction.
Members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, AFL-CIO, picket a Woolworths store in New York City. Members of Union Locals, 23, 40, 62 and 66 are seen carrying signs as they march in front of the F.W. Woolworth store. Some of the signs read: "Woolworth practices discrimination in the South, and We Support Dr. Martin Luther King" (civil rights leader). A New York City uniformed police officer stands on the sidewalk observing the peaceful picketing. Civil Rights leader A. Philip Randolph is seen among the protestors, carrying a picket sign and marching. Passersby seem to ignore the activity.
Australian explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, and his wife, Suzanne (Bennet) Wilkins, arriving at Lakehurst, New Jersey, aboard the Zeppelin Hindenburg (LZ-129). They are interviewed about their impressions. Sir Hubert talks about enjoying this trip just as much as they enjoyed travel on the "old Graf Zeppelin." But he notes the accommodations and comfort aboard the "New Hindenburg" were even better. Lady Wilkins also praised the Hindenburg airship. She tells about a storm that had no effect on the ship or passengers, noting that nobody suffered motion sickness. (Their remarks are repeated in successive takes.)
The German rigid airship Hindenburg on its final flight. Views of the airship flying over Manhattan Island, New York City. Swastika symbol visible on the airship's tail section. The airship descending for landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Views of the passengers in the windows waving to the onlookers on the ground. Explosion and massive fire and smoke consumes the airship. It crashes to the ground in flames and collapses. Rescuers in the foreground run toward the burning wreckage.
Preparation for launch of the Light Cruiser ship, USS Houston (CL-81) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. Shipyard worker spreads grease on ways. He uses a wooden stick. Dock in the background.
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