Hotel staff on strike in San Francisco, California. Exteriors of a hotel. Staff picketing on a street. Abandoned bar and restaurant of the hotel. The manager of the hotel brings in a heavy trunk to a room. A guest makes his own bed. Another man washes his socks in a wash basin.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt catches fish off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas. President Roosevelt with fishing guide Barney Farley and others aboard a boat underway at sea. The President tries to catch a fish. Barney tries to get hold of a fish caught by the President. He holds a 80 pound tarpon. The President smiles.
U.S. aviator Dick Merill leaves for a trans Atlantic flight from New York, United States. A large number of people gather around a Lockheed L10E Electra at an airfield in New York. Cameramen record the event. Crew members fuel the aircraft. Aviator Dick Merill with co pilot Jack Lambie as they look at a map and confer about their trans Atlantic flight. Lockheed L10E Electra taxis and takes off. Aircraft in flight across the Atlantic.
63rd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs race track in Louisville, Kentucky. Nearly 70,000 people gather to watch the Kentucky Derby. Horses run on the track as the race starts. A woman looks through binoculars. War Admiral wins the race. War Admiral's jockey being presented a bouquet of flowers.
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. A girl crowned as Queen Shenandoah being escorted to a podium. Queen Shenandoah seated in a chair as she smiles. Decorated floats at a parade. A sign on a float reads 'Shenandoah Apples for the World'. People lined up along a road to watch the parade.
Vintage aviation attempt: Two men push a third man on a bicycle. The rider is dressed as an aviator. The bicycle has wings and empennage fastened to it like an ornithopter aircraft, though it is unclear if the wings flap or not. Another man runs alongside, carrying a bucket of water. As the stunt bicycle speed increases, one of the men strikes a match and ignites a rocket in the tail of the bicycle. The rocket boost causes the cyclist to lose control and he and the bicycle turn to the left and fall to the ground amidst smoke and fire. The man with the bucket arrives and douses the rider with water.
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