Excerpt from the fictional film "Birth of a Nation". A pro-Southern dramatization by actors on the effect of the Civil War and the Reconstruction. Ku Klux Klan or KKK formation. White soldiers wear white masks and clothes on horses in South Carolina. They arrive to terrorize the African American disturber and barn burner. The African American soldiers stand. They terrorize the African American soldiers. The African American soldiers talk to a man. White soldiers go back on their horses.
Fire in New Jersey. The riverfront across the Hudson from New York City catches fire. Firemen work to control the fire. Ship at river. Men on the ship work to control the fire.
Ocean liners, steam ships, cargo ships and tugboats, underway in New York Harbor. The cargo ship "Talisman" is one of the passing ships.
Belgian soldiers representing 12 different regiments march in New York City in a Victory Loan parade following World War I. The soldiers march carrying rifles, and are accompanied by several teams of dogs towing wheeled machine guns. Children press close to view the regiments and the dogs. A streetcar is parked in the background as the troops march by. The troops pose in formation for the camera.
Views of the Statue of Liberty and New York harbor. An aircraft carrier moving slowly in New York harbor, past lower Manhattan. The Statue of Liberty, with many visitors walking across Liberty Island, is at base of the statue. An ocean liner billowing smoke in the distance. Passengers on deck of an excursion boat headed toward the Statue of Liberty. They are wearing warm coats. Two girls are eating ice cream cones. Views from the pilot house of the boat. Another view of passengers on the boat, with Statue of Liberty in background. Woman holds her hat against the wind. Views from stern of rapidly moving boat in the harbor. Navy boats and U.S. Sikorsky H-5 helicopters maneuver all around Liberty Island. New York City fire boats shooting torrents of water into the air in salute. Unrelated -- Near end of clip there is a brief view of men in white athletic clothes, possibly sailors or soldiers, performing bayonet drill exercise activities using rifles with fixed bayonets, at Ebbets Field (55 Sullivan Place; Brooklyn, New York) in Brooklyn, New York (home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team). Spectators are in the stadium. Advertisements posted on the baseball field fences, including one for Abe Stark's clothing store.
Aerial view of the newly completed Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Several cars and motor vehicles parked near a man made island of the complex. A ship underway in the bay. Buses lined up at toll plaza to cross bridge following dedication. Opening ceremony of the new bridge and tunnel. A TrailWays bus passes through the toll booth area. POV through windshield of a car as it enters the tunnel and bridge complex. Sign seen, 'Tunnel 1/2 mile.' As the car enters a tunnel sign above reads, 'Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel.'
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