Sanitation Department Band

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Begins without introduction.

First speaker introduces chairman of I am an American Day, Colonel C. Michael Hall. He gives a brief talk about patriotism and freedom, then introduces ...

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Announcer introduces program, at City Hall Dept of Sanitation Band performs and another announcer describes the room and schedule.

National Anthem. Monsignor Gregor L. Mooney delivers invocation.

Everyone congratulates Moses.

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WNYC announcer describes the parade festivities in front of City Hall honoring Van Cliburn, who has just given a concert at Carnegie Hall after winning a piano the International Tchaikovsky Award ...

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Mayor's annual party for the city's underprivileged children. Master of Ceremonies, Colonel Edward Rickett, introduces Santa, Deputy Mayor Horowitz, and Mrs. Impellitteri, and the Sanitation Department band performs "Jingle Bells," and ...

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John A. Ross, chairman of the Interfaith celebration, introduced Myra Manning to sing the Star Spangled Banner.

Rabbi Israel Goldstein gave the invocation.
Dr. Wendell C. Robert ...

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From card catalog: Proclamation of May 5 - May 17, 1952, as "Spring Clean-Up Weeks" and the presentation of "Clean City" awards to school children.

Commissioner of Sanitation, ...

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Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri proclaims the Clothing drive for Korea to take place between November 19 - December 3, 1951. States that there is much distress among UN soldiers because of ...

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Party for over 200 of New York's underprivileged children, brought to City Hall by buses for "Christmas merry-making" from 5 area hospitals, one from each borough. Each received a boxed lunch, ...

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Celebration of Interfaith ceremony.

Dr. Channing H Tobias reads from scripture.

Gloria Swanson speaks about the sacrifices made by our forefathers. Speaks of how sometimes ...

25th anniversary of the International Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

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Robert Moses: Our water has gotten away from us; cites a trip to Sao Paulo, where no treatment plants exist. Was told by the health commissioner that the beaches were making ...

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Speeches touch on the need for schools in the neighborhood, inspired, perhaps, by signs held up by audience members.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

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Recording of air show and speeches in honor of Mayor O'Dwyer, as part of New York City's Golden Jubilee and the opening of Idlewild Airport.

Contains patched-in audio ...

The Friendship Train hits City Hall.

WNYC's Tommy 'Gift-of-Gab' Cowan paints a colorful word picture of the historic event. "A picture can kill a million words," says Tommy.

The former Prime Minister comes to City Hall.

Medals are being pinned on chests left and right.

We found the station in a dilapidated condition and we sought to build it up through the WPA.