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Activities of U.S Merchant Marines and American ships underway in the United States in the 1920's and 1930's.

The legislative and maritime history of the U.S. Merchant Marines in the period between World War 1 and World War 2. Newly launched German, Italian and Japanese ships underway at sea. Ships including the German liner Bremen and the Italian Ocean liner Rex are seen underway. People gather at a dock. American ship underway in heavy seas with waves crashing over. Point of view shot at heavy seas from deck of a ship. A man works in a ship radio room. A man watches through binoculars and uses a sextant. Sailors row a small boat with oars in heavy seas. A sailor decorated by officials of the Merchant Marines. Dock workers and ship construction workers at a shipbuilding yard in the United States working on building new ships. American liners are seen undereway including: SS Washington off shore of New York City skyline and skyscrapers, SS Manhattan also off shore of Manhattan, the SS Lurline, the SS Mariposa, and the SS President Hoover (named for Herbert Hoover) underway at sea. The U.S. flag fluttering from a flag pole. The text of the declaration of policy under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is shown.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062737
Get together of members of the Class of Forty at New York University and sophomores in New York City.

University students get together in New York City, United States. Members of the Class of Forty at New York University during a get together with the sophomores. The two teams battle it out in friendly fights. Other students cheer them. Students duck others in fountain water.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1936, October 21
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072525
Children play games and receive instructions in handicraft during WPA supported play programs in New York City

Great Depression era Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in New York City. A sign reads: 'Play Street Closed'. Children play various games and sports on a street in New York City that has been closed to traffic, under the supervision of WPA employees. A man instructs them. They play checkers, jacks, and a small court tennis game using ping pong paddles. They play round games holding hands and moving together. Children seen entering the toyery, an experimental program at the Heckscher Foundation For Children. A boy smiles as a woman in the toyery hands him a truck toy to borrow from the lending library of toys. Several children are shown trading in a toy for a different toy. Children seated in a room show each other flashcards to improve their reading skills, during remedial instruction time. Women in a Long Island City kitchen prepare school lunches for 800 needy children. A woman cook prepares a sandwich and a group of women wrap up batches of sandwiches. View of a day nursery, with a nap or rest area with small beds. A nurse in the nursery examines a child's mouth with a tongue depressor. Young children play with blocks in the nursery. They sit at tables in a dining room. Children drink milk and eat food.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1936
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062814
View of famous landmarks in New York City, United States, in early 1940s.

A map of United States of America. Greyhound passenger bus pasing through toll booth on highway between Boston and New York. Tourist bus arrives in New York, USA. View of tourists inside the bus. Buildings in New York City. View of the Statue of Liberty from a boat. Heavy traffic outside the New York Public Library. Tourist couples travels on busy streets sitting in open top level of a double decker bus. View of the Empire State building and Will's building. Tourist couple enjoys view of the city from rooftop of Empire State Building. A telescope on the rooftop. Wide, sweeping, elevated views of skyscrapers and buildings of Manhattan, New York City, as seen from atop the Empire State Building in the early 1940s.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675050316
Rose Coyle from Philadelphia wins the title of Miss America in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

1936 Miss America beauty pageant at the Steel Pier (1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Contestants at Miss America pageant walk down a ramp. 1936 Miss America winner Rose Coyle from Philadelphia being crowned. Rose Coyle poses after winning the pageant.

Location: Atlantic City New Jersey USA
Date: 1936, September 14
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059250
Participants race from City Hall to Coney Island in the heel and toe race organized in New York City.

26th Annual revival of the Bunion Derby, the heel and toe race organized in New York City. The participants race from City Hall to Coney Island. A huge crowd gathers to watch the race. The participants run during the race along roads and bridges. Murray Rosenstein wins the race.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1936, December 7
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053651
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