Lester Joseph Gillis nicknamed 'Baby Face Nelson' killed by United States Agents in Niles Center, Illinois. Official stands next to a car on an empty road where Baby Face Nelson was killed. Officer scrapes shells from a tree sprayed with machine gun bullets. Corpse of Lester Joseph in the morgue.
Thousands of people visit World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. Many are young people, especially teenagers, taking advantage of a one-day reduction in admission prices to the fair. Crowd gathers at the Exposition called "A Century Of Progress." People wander all around . Tall buildings seen. Views of the crowds at the fair.
A bank closing during the Great Depression in Chicago, Illinois. A board reads: 'Standard National Bank' outside building of the failed bank. Cars parked outside the building. A board on the entrance of the bank reads: 'For Rent. Edwin J Nelson'. A man entering the bank. Men seated at counters in the bank. Tellers sorting through paperwork, looking frustrated, and turning to reading newspapers and books instead.
Polar bears at the Chicago Zoological Park. Polar bears jump from rocks and in water. Polar bears playing around in water.
"Century of Progress" Chicago World's Fair of 1933-1934. Bavarian-type building with sign reading: "The Black Forest." Visitors strolling through the area. A Hawaiian show performed by midgets, who play guitars while one dances the Hula. Midgets play a "craps" dice game on the street, with wagers of silver coins on the ground. Fair visitors watch. The game is broken up by midgets dressed as policemen.
Brief newsreel clip covering Babe Ruth's final game with the New York Yankees at the Griffith Stadium (Present day Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20060, United States) in Washington DC, USA. Players, photographers, and dignitaries honor Ruth before the game with ceremony around home plate. Man presents Ruth, wearing the New York Yankees road uniform, with an award. Ruth accepts it and talks briefly, standing next to his wife Claire, seen at right. Brief shot of Washington Senators pitcher Orville Armbrust throwing. (Armbrust would get the only win of his major league career in this game.) Ruth, pictured in a different game and in home uniform, steps into batter's box. Scene of Ruth hitting a home run from earlier in his career.
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