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African American business activities in the United States. Well-known African American entrepreneurs.

African American small businesses in the U.S. Drugstore; TV and Radio shop; Mens clothing store; Medical Supply company. An African American pharmacist with a customer in a drug store. African American businesses in Harlem, New York City. Signs : 'Hotel Theresa, Skyline Ballroom', and 'Ray Robinson enterprises'. Former boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson enters the office of his company and discusses business matters with a woman, inside. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Robert Lee Vann and editor-in-chief, Bill Nunn, discuss a weekly edition of their newspaper an office of The Pittsburgh Courier. Their Society editor in her office with members of her staff. A man operating a printing press of the Courier Newspaper. In New York City, views of The Manhattan Empire Linotype School, owned by African American businessman, Edwin Jenkins. Students in the school select type for a manual printing job. An instructor is seen near an advanced linotype machine. Owner, Edwin Jenkins is seen with students in the school. Many men and women students, of different races, seen at machines, learning the trade. Mr. Jenkins conversing with another businessman, in his office.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1950
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045069
R. Sargent Shriver speaks about the poverty and Civil Rights Bill during an interview in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Robert Sargent Shriver, Director of Peace Corps during an interview considers poverty as the biggest problem in United States. While answering a question he states Congress and the people as the biggest challenge in fighting poverty. He says that reaching the poor people in society is the biggest challenge. He expresses hope that with the passing of the Civil Rights Bill (Civil Rights Act) there will be a reduction in poverty as people will be free to participate in economic activities without discrimination on the basis of race.

Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1964
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049019
Post World War I political issues in the U.S.A. including Red Scare, anarchists, labor strife, and KKK

A huge crowd on streets of New York City cheering and celebrating victory over Germany in World War I after signing of the Armistice. A cemetery of U.S. soldiers died in World War I. Cross burning and views of hooded Klan members at a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) ceremony, with several uniformed U.S. Army soldiers in foreground, dimly lit (possibly at Stone Mountain Georgia but location not confirmed). Palmer Raid victims: Suspected leftists, left wing, and anarchists seen being led away in a group by police after their homes were raided and searched without search warrants, and some were deported, under program led by U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, during 1919 and 1920. (Second group shown is likely in Paterson, New Jersey; note sign for J.T. Doremus Hardware on building in background.) Palmer Raid arrestees seen behind barbed wire fences where they were held without charges for three months and denied legal representation. Some arrestees being escorted by U.S. soldiers in uniform. Vigilante businessmen and town leaders enforcing 12 hour work days at Steel factories in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Gary Indiana. Vigilantes (deputized and armed by local authorities seen with rifles and shotguns marching down streets enforcing business demands and countering steel workers on strike. They approach a striking worker on the road side and seize a stick he is holding. Together with police they begin to beat back the protesting crowd of men. Someone fires a gun in the crowd and shooting starts. An injured or dead steel worker on the ground is lifted up by a man and carried away.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036808
Iron beams in fabrication plant at American Bridge Company's Plant in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

Iron beam under construction at Carnegie Steel Company's Homestead Plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for Empire State Building construction in New York. Plian plates and finished sections sent to American Bridge Company's Plant at Ambridge in Pennsylvania. Iron beams at fabrication plant. Cranes place beams and workers at Plant handle beam to be placed at right place.

Location: Pennsylvania United States USA
Date: 1930
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026630
Rivet holes in iron beams, cover plates and wing bearing plates at American Bridge Company's Plant in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

Iron beam under construction at Carnegie Steel Company's Homestead Plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the Empire State Building construction in New York City. American Bridge Company's Plant at Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Making Rivet holes for cover plates and wing bearing plates. Holes made by machine in beam. Iron scrape made by the process. Process of Multiple spacing punching on cover plates for rivet holes. Operator handle the manipulation according to the given design. Milling process of the wing bearing plates.

Location: Pennsylvania United States USA
Date: 1930
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026631
Fabrication of cover plates and wing bearing plates at American Bridge Company's Plant in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

Iron beam under construction at Carnegie Steel Company's Homestead Plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for New York City's Empire State Building construction. American Bridge Company's Plant at Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Fabrication for engineering design. They place plates and fix it in frame for drilling. Workers drill cover and wing bearing plates by drill machine. Plates are placed to column shaft. Workers bring down the plates by crane and place it over beam.

Location: Pennsylvania United States USA
Date: 1930
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026632
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