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Abstract
Types of various objects in the United States: the Statue of Liberty and skyscrapers in New York, Chicago, Ford plant in Detroit, highways, bank buildings, factories and other industrial enterprises; recreation park. View of the Niagara River and the waterfall on the river. Residents of one of the cities sleep on the street, on benches in the park; guitarists perform on the street; fruit merchants are standing. Speakers speak at a rally to mark the mayoral election of New York City. Columns of demonstrators on the streets of cities: people are walking with placards. Artists sell paintings on the street. Shop windows. Sheep and pigs walk in the barnyard; carcasses of pigs in the slaughterhouse. Pickets in the streets; the police are trying to arrest the protesters. Celebrating May 1 in New York: demonstrators with slogans and posters are walking along city streets and squares.
Director
L. Lecher
Color
B&W
Film ID
13395
Keywords
road transport
, private trade
, demonstrations
, architecture
, local government authorities
, livestock
, rally and protest
, situation of various populations
, landscapes
, artistic activities
, agitation
, cities
, automotive industry
, recreation parks
, police
, political propaganda
, administrative buildings
, electoral system
Meterage
1471,6
Number of Parts
5
Operators
L. Lecher
Release Date
1940
Sound