New York City celebrates the Armistice ending World War 1. View from above of crowds on 5th avenue, in Manhattan, New York city, gathered at Madison Square, around the Altar of Liberty designed by architect Thomas Hastings, to honor the homecoming troops from the World War. The crowd forms a sea of waving hats, hands, and flags. Scene shifts to George Washington Statue at Federal Hall, Wall Street, which has been draped with American flag and signs reading: "Liberty cannot die." A clergyman stands below the statue and paces back and forth like a cheerleader. Closeup of a bearded Jewish man, wrapped in a Yiddish newspaper announcing the end of the war. He is blowing a horn and has an American flag and a blue and white Jewish flag fastened to his back. Camera pans over young women dressed in costumes as: soldiers, nurses, drum majorettes, the statue of liberty, red cross workers, and Uncle Sam. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Armistice Celebrations in New York City at end of World War I. Effigy of Kaiser hangs over road. People carry an effigy on car. They wave small flags of United States. People with an effigy with white flag in its hand and war ends banner. A man wears skeleton skull mask and holds flag.
Armistice celebrations in New York City. Large smiling and jubilant crowd gathers on roads and sidewalks. Ticker tape and ribbons float in air down from skyscrapers and buildings. Cars and trucks on the road. The Flag of United States on a building. Happy, cheering, raucous crowd. Men in crowd tip their hats. Clock on road shows time as 35 minutes past 2. Cars on road. People stand beside roads and cheer.
The "Human Liberty Bell" composed from 25,000 Officers and men at Fort Dix, New Jersey during World War 1, by photographers Arthur Mole and John Thomas who took them from an 80 foot tower with a large format camera. The U.S. Government contracted Mole and Thomas to create a number of such photographs as a morale booster during world war 1. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
King George V and Queen Mary of England visit American soldier convalescents at American Red Cross hospital in Dartford, Kent, England, near the end of World War I. King and Queen arrive at hospital. Colonel H.E. Fiske, officers and nurses receive them. King stands past the bed of a patient, touches his leg and talks to him. Queen talks to the nurse. Wounded, recovering soldiers and their attendants stand and talk. World War 1 soldier patients stand and wave. Nurses stand and talk. King and Queen accompanied with others climb down stairs. Queen shakes hands with nurse and an officer. King shakes hands with the officer.
Following the armistice of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson and his party depart Hoboken New Jersey bound for the Paris Peace Conference. Band on a transport pier near building marked "Pier 5 U.S. Army Transport Service" at Hoboken, New Jersey port. Converted liner USS George Washington seen with sailors and dignitaries aboard, leaving port. Sign "Naval Transport George Washington" seen briefly on the ship. People stand on ship and on shore waving. A tugboat at the port with many people aboard bidding farewell to the President and his party. Steam rises from stack of USS George Washington. President Woodrow Wilson stands on the ship talking to others. USS George Washington underway in the harbor.
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