Activities of people in Richmond, Virginia. Union Station of Richmond. Evidence of Jim Crow racial segregation practices with sign that reads "colored entrance". The section of station for African American people. Street with traffic, pedestrians and trolley cars, groups of white and black people, a policeman. Front of a large building. Cars and trucks being driven past. Two men enter Liggett and Myers tobacco company office.
Liberty Loan bond drive parade in Richmond, Virginia, during World War 1. The parade uses half the street with traffic moving on the other half. Spectators line the center of the roadway as well as the sidewalk. Military cadets parade followed by U.S. army soldiers with military equipment from the "Liberty Loan Train." A Holt tractor pulls a heavy artillery piece followed by a small contingent of soldiers. They are followed by two Holt tractors and a mobile searchlight. Several army trucks bring up the rear of the parade. Confederate Civil War veterans wave with their canes as the parade passes.Military cadets of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) parade The two Holt tractors perform circular spins as they approach the edge of the Capitol grounds. The State capitol building is in the background. An equestrian statue and monument is prominent on the capitol grounds. It depicts George Washington, surrounded by smaller statues of Revolutionary era figures: Andrew Lewis, Patrick Henry, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Nelson and John Marshall. A long line of army trucks brings up the rear of the parade.
International exchange of CAP ( Civil Air Patrol ) cadets in Richmond, Virginia. A sign red ' Southern Biscuit Company, General Office'. CAP cadets come out of a doorway. The cadets on a guided tour of the company. A man briefs the cadets about the production process. The cadets watch cookies and other bakery products being made.
Liggett and Myers Tobacco factory in Richmond, Virginia. Building of the Liggett and Myers Tobacco factory. Several cars parked in front of the building. Vehicular traffic passes by. Office entrance of the factory. A sign on the entrance gate reads 'Office'. A sign on the road in front of the entrance reads 'No Parking'. Men enter the office.
Members of the Beef Trust participate in a free for all wrestling match in Richmond, Virginia. Flying mammoths constitute a serious danger to the crowd. Spectators watch the performance.
Liberty loan drive in Richmond Virginia, United States. Soldiers unload military equipment from the "Victory Loan train" at railroad station. A mobile searchlight comes down the ramp followed by a Holt tractor. Troops work to download a long range artillery piece on a four wheeled chassis.
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