Opening slate reads “New Americans Celebrate their Citizenship.” Huge Crowd is gathered in New York City’s Central Park, on “I am an American Day,” which also includes newly naturalized American citizens (although they are not featured, as such, in the film). New York Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia, presides and delivers a speech from a podium. New York clergymen are seated with one another on a front row seat where patriotic bunting is draped. Vice President Henry R. Wallace is also seen in that front row. Various views of U.S. military units parading along 5th Avenue in New York City. The units include huge columns of United States soldiers, including one large group of African American soldiers.
Crowd at New York Town Hall Theatre (123 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036, United States) in New York City. People walk past the Town Hall theater. A crowd enters the theater. Billboard of Beethoven music show, its artists and time of the show and a "sold out by subscription" sign on it. Exterior of Carnegie Hall (881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019, United States) from across the road. Cars pass past the hall. A "Fifth Avenue Coach Company" bus halts at hall and people get off the bus and walk away. People stand and talk in front of the hall. People enter Carnegie Hall.
Posters for various concerts and shows and performances in New York City. Poster outside Carnegie Hall (881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019, United States) for The Philharmonic Symphony, Society of New York, with time of show and other information. Poster of "Music from The USSR. An All Soviet Union program" with other details. Poster for Ray Lev with photograph. Billboard for The Philharmonic Symphony with Marian Anderson." Billboards "Frits Kreisler, New York Philharmonic," and 'Yehudi Menuhin" with sold out stickers pasted on top. United States Navy sailors in uniform walk by the posters. Billboards of Arthur Rubinstein and Kreisler.
American Indians of the 158th Infantry, 2nd Battalion at Arawe, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago during World War II. U.S. soldier in foxhole. Soldier talks on telephone. Sergeant squad at diagram on ground. They advance across open area in jungle. A soldier in bunker. A soldier looks through binocular. A soldier operates 30 caliber water cooled machine gun. Team fires 30 caliber water cooled machine gun.
American Indians of the 158th Infantry, 2nd Battalion at Arawe, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago during World War II. A U.S. soldier eats food, other soldiers in the background. Two soldiers sitting in bunker with rifles. They smoke cigarette. A soldier seated beside tree. A soldier comes and sits beside him. He takes paper from another soldier and runs away.
American Indians of the 158th Infantry, 2nd Battalion at Arawe, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago during World War II. Crew of U.S. Soldiers fires 60mm mortar. Riflemen take cover in dugout and fire. Soldiers advance through open area. Views of jungle.
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