Opening slate tells about "Pigmy" train in Waltham, Massachusetts that hauls dozen passengers safely at a fast clip. Men, women, and boys stand about as Mr. W. H. Nichols makes adjustments to his small size steam locomotive at the Nichols Machine Company in Waltham, Mass. A boy seated at the locomotive controls moves a lever forward. Glimpse of a very small boy wearing a railroad engineer's denim cap. Boy's hand pulls chain the actuates the 7-1/4" gauge steam engine's whistle. Next, the train is seen moving on an outdoor track. Charlie Purinton, son of Charles A Purinton, founder of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers, is at the controls of the locomotive and about ten children ride in tandem, behind him. View from camera further away shows the train moving over tracks in a back yard. Closeup shows the name "Ella Cinders" on the locomotive. View from behind of passengers as the train enters a tunnel built into the back yard course. View from exit side of the tunnel as a dog runs out of it. The boy engineer, Charlie Purinton, is silhouetted against the daylight as the train exits the tunnel. View from atop the tunnel as the train exits.
A car race in Los Angeles, California. People gather in a large number to watch the race. Cars driving on the race track. A man on the track after the race completes. He takes off his helmet and poses.
People release their homing birds in Jackson Heights, Long Island, New York. People gather at a place. They release their pigeons. The pigeons fly in the sky. People watch the pigeons. The pigeons fly over buildings and towers.
A football match played between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy teams in Philadelphia. A large crowd gathers in a grandstand. The match in progress. People watch the match. The army team wins the match 20-0.
Welcome of the Holiday Pageant in Birmingham, Alabama. Men march on the streets. They hold flags in hands. Decorated floats move on the streets.
Unemployed men in New York, United States during the Great Depression. Slum shacks in a temporary living area. A sign reads: 'City Hall'. A flag flies atop a flag pole on the terrace of a building. jobless men who have formed the community together walk outside the shacks. A man irons a cloth kept on a table. Other man get his beard shaved by a barber.