Damage due to the September 21, 1938 New England Hurricane (also called the Long Island Express Hurricane) in the United States. Buildings along streets in New York City in driving rain and winds. Cars moving on a street. Rain falling in the city and deep water ponding in roads. Rubble in the area. A large tree that crushed a car. Wrecked ships and boats along a coastal port. Men look at the boats, many of which are partially sunken or aground. Aerial view of wrecked cars and other vehicles. Destroyed bridges. Wind wrecked homes on coast. A wrecked train on a railroad line, derailed off the tracks.
British racing car motorist Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, United States in 1935. Close up view of Malcolm Campbell as he smiles and then puts on his racing goggles over his eyes. He drives his vehicle 'Bluebird' over the Utah desert. People gather to watch the performance of the famous car racer. Views of melted tire on his car from an unsuccessful first attempt. Close up views of Sir Malcolm Campbell after setting his record speed of over 300 miles per hour. From a 1960 newsreel describing the event 25 years prior.
Film starts showing President Franklin D. Roosevelt at a polling place during the 1938 U.S. National Elections. Next, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the President's wife is also seen there with him. Glimpse of an unidentified politician. Another unidentified politician shaking hands with people in a crowd. New York Democratic Governor, Herbert H. Lehman, stands with his wife and family on the occasion of his re-election. Brief closeup of Governor Lehman himself. Scene shifts to the Republican candidate for New York Governor, New York County District Attorney (Manhattan), Thomas E. Dewey, who is being interviewed. (He lost the election to Governor Lehman, but only by 1.4%.) Closeup of Thomas Dewey, smiling. Two unidentified men are seen sitting by a radio. One is recording election results on a tally sheet.
Stirling Moss drives the experimental MG at the Bonneville Flats in Utah, United States. Stirling Moss, Britain's top racing driver wears helmet and gets into MG car. He drives the experimental MG. Operators at the electronic timing device as they take the speed records.
Pueblo dwellings in Monument Valley in Utah, United States. Views of Native American Indian Pueblo dwellings on the side of a cliff. Various houses on the side of cliffs. A man looks at a painting on a wall. A pile of human bones lying. A man points at holes in the ground. View of an Indian grain mill.
Rainbow Bridge National Monument in Utah, United States. A caravan of men on donkeys move up a path on the side of a mountain. The caravan move across country. Views of Rainbow Bridge. Men scale walls of the bridge. Men walk across the top of the bridge. Panoramic views of the bridge. Men around a camp fire. Views of different western countryside.
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