African American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong in the United States. Armstrong speaking during an interview. He says that he was born in 1900, in "James Alley." (He was actually born in 1901.) A large crowd gathered likely on Canal Street in New Orleans during Mardi Gras circa 1930s. A large float in the parade. Highlights of Louis's life. Louis Armstrong's childhood home, shortly before it was demolished in the mid-1960s. In 1901, Louis Armstrong is born on August 4th, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mary (Mayann) and William Armstrong. A photograph of Armstrong with his mother, Mayann, and sister, Mama Lucy (Beatrice), circa 1922. 1940s street views of the French Quarter in New Orleans, with characteristic ironwork and porches. A horse drawn carriage and a 1940s car parked in front of Antoine's Restaurant (713 St. Louis Street, New Orleans). Still photo images of Louis Armstrong's teachers Bunk Johnson, Joe 'King' Oliver and others. Louis Armstrong speaking and saying that he has played with all the best musicians. Still image of Louis Armstrong seated with a trumpet in his hand and other musicians standing beside him.
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor in Germany. German SA stormtrooper soldiers marching during a parade when Adolf Hitler becomes German Chancellor. Adolf Hitler standing on a platform on the side of a road and presiding over victory celebrations. Military officers beside the Chancellor. German soldiers march holding swastika flags. Adolf Hitler speaking on the formation of a coalition government, in a forceful, animated way. A few officers standing behind the Chancellor. A large crowd cheering. A large group of men marching in protest against Hitler in New York and Philadelphia in the United States. The protestors moving through city streets. From an August 11, 1958 newsreel depicting events 25 years earlier.
United States Congressional group at Camp Lucky Strike in St. Valery, France during World War II. Senator Alben W. Barkley signs autographs for soldiers at the camp. He talks to American soldiers released from captivity. A member of the Congressional group talks to American officers. Group members look at a soldier's hand. A soldier talks to a member of the group who smokes a cigarette. Senator Barkley shakes hands with soldiers outside a tent.
A gas mask factory in England during World War II. British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Home Department Geoffrey Lloyd at the gas mask factory. Women workers manufacture gas masks. Lloyd and others inspect the plant. Lloyd puts on a gas mask. Men wear gas masks and demonstrate their use. A wounded being placed on a stretcher during the demonstration.
The 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Delegates enter the convention hall. Posters of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. A sign reads 'I'm wild about Harry'. Signs read names of different states in the U.S. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley delivers a speech at the convention as he talks about administration under democratic leadership.
Funeral ceremony of U.S. Army General John J. Pershing in Washington DC, United States. The dead body of General John J. Pershing in a casket wrapped in American flag. The casket is placed in a room as people pay their last respects to General Pershing. The casket being placed onto a carriage outside the Capitol. U.S. Army General George C. Marshall and others watch the proceedings. The funeral procession moves down a street. The U.S. Capitol in the background. The procession reaches the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. U.S. President Harry S. Truman attends the funeral ceremony.
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