U.S. Ambassador to Britain Joseph P Kennedy returns to report to President Franklin Roosevelt. Ambassador Kennedy arrives on the Queen Mary in New York. Reporters interview the Ambassador aboard the ship. He addresses the press on arrival. He gives statements regarding the economic chaos and war in Europe.
Former British Foreign Secretary Robert Anthony Eden on a goodwill trip to the United States. Eden with his wife Beatrice Beckett at the New York harbor. Eden addresses the press with his wife beside him. The couple board the SS Queen Mary. They wave to the crowd as the ship leaves the harbor. The gathered crowd waves and cheers as the ship leaves. Smoke from the ship stacks.
A basketball match between CCNY (City College of New York) and Oregon in New York. The match in progress. A record crowd of 16,386 basketball fans cheer and applaud. Players make three pointers. CCNY beats a the highly favored Oregon team 38-36.
U.S. Army Major General Hugh A Drum reviews cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. Cadets assemble for their first review of the season. They march on a path and on the inspection grounds. Major General Drum stands with other officers. He gives them the 'once over' as they march by in formation. The cadets in ranks.
Ice making chemicals tested in New York. Scientists make a new discovery - certain powders that absorb heat so quickly when mixed that they freeze water or other liquids instantly. This combination is called 'Quicold'. Two men at a table in a laboratory. One scientist mixes two powders and a liquid in a martini shaker to create the 'Quicold'. He then screws on the lid and gives it to the second man who mixes the three together. Fog on the shaker surface. A thermometer is used to check the temperature of the prepared fluid. The temperature drops rapidly. The man inserts three test tubes filled with water into a beaker full of the prepared fluid. On removal, the water in the test tubes is frozen. The man removes the ice and breaks it into pieces.
A railway exhibit prepared for the Worlds Fair in New York, United States. The model includes bridges and roads. Men make adjustments in the model. The model built to a tiny but accurate scale. A train passes by on the tracks. Construction machinery at work. A man controls the model using a switchboard. 'Eastern' written on a railway carriage. A goods train on the tracks. The New York City skyline.
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