Documentary titled 'Woven into the life of America', on manufacture of various types of garments by the Burlington Mills in North Carolina, United States. View of the Statue of Liberty and of New York City Manhattan Island skyline from the New York Harbor. A boat underway at harbor. Aerial view of tall buildings and skyscrapers of New York City. Streets of busy New York City, with pedestrians in 1950s fashions walking on sidewalks of New York City, and some shopping. Trendy clothes are displayed in a shop's window. A model wearing a night gown. A bride being dressed. A receptionist at the reception counter of the Burlington Mills. Employees at work on loom machines.
Newsreel opening slate reads: "Roosevelt Re-elected." President Franklin D. Roosevelt is seen in the back seat of an open car, accompanied by his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt and The President's mother, Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt, as they arrive at the town Hall in Hyde Park, New York, to cast their ballots in the 1940 Presidential election. Inside the hall, the President signs a voter registration log and is then seen entering a voting booth. Closeup of him with his mother and wife smiling after casting their ballots. View shifts to the President's car with license plate number 101, as they drive away, with Secret Service agents riding the running boards. Scene changes to New York City, where uniformed policemen control a large crowd gathered around a car carrying Republican Presidential candidate, Wendell Wilkie. He acknowledges the crowd of fans and then enters a voting booth to cast his ballot. As he leaves the polling place he again acknowledges the cheers of his supporters. Another change of scene shows an unidentified politician exiting a polling place and waving to a crowd. This is followed by a view of former New York Governor, Al Smith, who supported Wendell Wilkie. He is seen on a street, waving his hat. His wife, Catherine Ann Dunn smith, stands behind him. Next, several people are seen lined up outside a polling place. Inside, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia is seen signing a registry of voters. Camera focuses again on Al Smith and his wife. He has a stogie (cigar) in his mouth and she wears a corsage and picture of Wendell Wilkie. Several views of unidentified political figures casting ballots. A room filled with reporters and photographers where election returns are being tabulated on a large board. Signs identify the news organizations, such as United Press and Associated Press. A group of persons occupying desks in an area with sign reading :"Tabulators." Closer view of the large board where returns from various voting precincts are being recorded in real time (1940 election). This the Republican Party headquarters. One side of the board has a picture of Wendell Wilkie and the other of his running mate, Charles L. McNary. People napping in some corners of the room as the night progresses. Final scenes show crowds in New York City's Times Square, celebrating the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. News in lights on the New York Times building first spell out: "Roosevelt Carries New York," followed by "Re election of President Roosevelt." Cheering crowd gathered outside the Roosevelt Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York. The Roosevelt family gathered together in front of the family home. Closeup of the President waving to the crowd.
The buildings, architecture, and busy streets of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The Tammany Hall (44 Union Square E, New York, NY 10003, USA), City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States) and the Manhattan Municipal Building (1 Centre St, New York, NY 10007, USA). Pedestrians and cars in Lower Manhattan. 1934.
Marquee of newly opened New York Theatre (1482 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, USA) during World War II. Marquee says "Holland Belgium Invaded by Nazis. What will Italy do?" Also seen is the marquee of the Embassy Newsreel Theatre at Times Square in New York City, United States, which reads, "Holland-Belgium Invaded. 'Information Please'." A crowd gathered on the street. People read news on Nazi German invasion of several European countries and buy newspapers. Car traffic on the street and buildings in the background. View of the neon lights of other nearby buildings flashing at night.
View of New York City apartment building. A man reads a book while sitting on apartment stairs. A bus driving on Port Authority Bus Terminal bridge. Sign with flashing arrow reads “Lincoln Bridge” A grocery store with sign reading, “Leon Feder Italian-Spanish-Greek-American Groceries”. Men working at a gas station with gas pump in foreground. A billboard for Alfred Felson for Service trucking behind sign pointing to Lincoln Tunnel with warning sign “Trucks keep right”. Cars and buses moving towards Lincoln Tunnel (Lincoln Tunnel, New York, NY 10018, United States). A police officer directs traffic. Buses lined up near Lincoln Tunnel in front of Hertz vehicle lease building with Empire State building in background. Vehicles enter the Lincoln Tunnel. Cars driving inside Lincoln Tunnel as seen from a vehicle. New York bus 66 driving through tunnel. Vehicles emerge from the Lincoln Tunnel, slowing down as they pass through toll gate. Approaching a toll gate as seen from a moving car while officer gives toll ticket. Distant view of New York City skyline from car driving in New Jersey. A Suburban Transit Corp Bus number 298 driving towards New Brunswick after emerging from Lincoln Tunnel. Vehicles passing through an overpass. Cars approaching the New Jersey Turnpike tollgate. Road signs read “You have left the Turnpike. New Jersey Maximum Speeds- 25 mph built-up areas, 50 mph open area” and “Slow down and live!”. Several scenes show various 1950s cars driving on highways and roads.
The Army News Service in the United States. The New York City branch of the Army News Service news agency. A man enters the newroom office. Enlisted men seated at desks working on editing of news. Newspapers kept on a table. Men and women journalists, reporters, and editors work on the news as they receive news. They edit news with the help of typewriters. News articles being pasted on boards. Soldiers aboard trains. They buy newspapers to read. News articles on the boards. Soldiers reading the news. Men in a radio room. They receive news. Radio towers in a field. (World War II period).
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