Crisis in Poland after the imposition of Martial Law by its Military Government. Americans of Polish descent pray at the Black Madonna Shrine (100 St Josephs Hill Rd, Pacific, MO 63069, United States) in Missouri, United States. Women sing prayers and walk. Men follow them carrying the idol of Black Madonna. A large crowd assembled at the shrine for prayer. A priest reads prayers for the solidarity people in Poland and people repeat after him.
Activity of the Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff. View of exterior of "Quarters One" at Fort Myer, in Arlington, Virginia, the Residence of the United States Army Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, occupied then by General Omar Bradley. Two cannon pieces outside the house on a lawn. A sign on a car reads 'Department of Defense United States of America'. The car, a Cadillac limousine circa 1948, pulls up outside the Quarters One house and a chauffeur opens the door of the car. General Omar Bradley seen on porch of house. Next seen shows Cadillac car arriving at Pentagon, and General Bradley ascends stairs of Pentagon as a photographer clicks pictures. A sign above a door reads 'Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff'. General Omar Bradley enters a building to confer with USAF Chief General Hoyt S. Vandenberg and leaves it.
Development works under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in Missouri, United States. Students of a school swim in a swimming pool. Masons and painters at work at a school under construction. A square dance is held in the Winona community hall. Couples dance as musicians play violin and other instruments in the Great Depression.
Development works under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in Missouri, United States. Experts dig clay from ground to examine its utility in pottery. A potter's workshop with various items kept. A potter makes a jar on potter's wheel. Women workers operate looms and traditional spinning wheels for wool and weaving industry in the Great Depression. The women are seen working on hand looms and making cloth. Workers include white women and African American women. Various fabric products made by the women.
Development works under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Missouri, United States, during the Great Depression. A segregated nursery school for young African American boys and girls, built by the WPA. Young children in a class. They eat a meal at tables. The boys and girls nap and sleep on beds lined in a room.
United States President Johnson makes an informal visit to the home of former President Harry Truman in Independence, Missouri. The two men converse with each other. Harry Truman and his wife stand at door and waive to the crowd.
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