A Kennel Club dog show in Westport, Connecticut. Various breeds of dogs being displayed at the dog show with men seated in the background. Dogs include Poodles, Scotties, Great Danes and Terriers.
The 5th Annual Westport Salmon Derby in Westport, Washington. Men aboard fishing vessels underway at sea. They compete to catch a King Salmon. Eugene Kinsman of Seattle wins the award. Fishes at a dock. The winner holding a fish.
On Election Day, November 7, 1944, in World War 2, Americans are seen waiting patiently to vote. They stand in a long line extending down a city sidewalk next to brick and stone buildings. Views of several persons in the line. Scene shifts in flashback to the election of Woodrow Wilson, in 1912. Four men on horseback arrive at a polling place. Another travels to vote, in his 1910 Ford Model T truck. Change of time and place shows farmer arriving by horse-drawn wagon and walking to polling place past 1930s car and truck. A fully laden truck stops at a rural gasoline station, temporarily serving as polling place. American town residential street scene in the 1930s. Citizens gathering to vote at a polling place set up at a laundry shop, in the Bronx Borough of New York City. Views of various places in the United States, serving as polling places. Americans seen waiting to vote at various places, in the 1944 national election. Among the sites shown is Bridgeport Central High School, built in 1916, (which later became Bridgeport City Hall), at 45 Lyon Terrace in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Persons in various places, registering to vote, including actor Lewis Stone, actress Esther Williams, and USO entertainer, Bob Hope. Voter closing curtain behind him as he votes in a voting booth. Views of voters' feet, below curtains, as they vote. Various types of boxes. Newspaper headline speaks of the large voter turnout in millions during the 1944 election. Shipyard workers at end of their shift, are seen heading to the polls to vote.
Yale University beats the University of Maine in New Haven, Connecticut. A football game in progress. Spectators in the stands. Yale University wins over the University of Maine with a score of 38-0.
A ship in heavy seas. Water breaks over the bow. President Harry S Truman on the ship deck. He serves himself in the ship mess. The President has his meal with the sailors. President Truman visits his birthplace. 'Welcome Home' banners near a clock tower in Lamar, Missouri. Officials and civilians welcome the President. Harry Truman with his wife Bess Truman and daughter Margaret Truman in their house. Bess and Margaret look at old pictures. Truman meets the residents of Lamar. Photographer takes pictures as he interacts with the residents. Truman talks to a man inside a Westport men's wear store. Houses and buildings in the city. The Truman family near a car. A poster reads 'Please join the March of Dimes'. A little girl runs towards the President in the Oval Office. He hugs the girl as photographers take pictures.
President Harry S. Truman's homecoming to Independence, Missouri. He is being honored by the city in the auditorium of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1001 W Walnut St, Independence, MO 64050, United States). President Truman addresses the gathering during this first trip back to his home area since becoming President. The President exits after speech. U.S. flags on the building. The President gets into his car. Photographers rush to take pictures. Views of the exterior of the Westport Men's Wear clothing store in Kansas City, owned by President Truman's lifelong friend, Edward "Eddie" Jacobson. Secret Service mill about the entrance while the President is inside. A sign above the store sign reads 'Arrow shirts." The President and his party exit the store and reenter his parked convertible.
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