Herbert Hoover visits Argentina during his tenure as Secretary of Commerce. The secretary, later President Herbert Hoover, walks beside President Hipólito Yrigoyen, surrounded by other officials. A year later, visiting delegates from the Second Pan American Highway Congress are seen walking toward the entrance of the President's home to pay respects to President Yrigoyen. Christopher Columbus monuments behind the Casa Rosada (Casa de Gobierno, Balcarce 78, C1064 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina) in Buenos Aires. Scene changes to the Puerto Nuevo port on La Plata River. Electric cranes and lighting equipment at shipyard. Crane transfers goods from docks to waiting ships. Ships docked at harbor. Horses take rest. The "Frigorifico La Negra" refrigerating plant for chilling and freezing meats, and a Wool warehouse.
Shot of the Plaza De Mayo public square (Av. Hipólito Yrigoyen s/n, C1087 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina) in Buenos Aires. Billboards of brands such as Italian vermouth Cinzano and American shoe brand Keds are seen from buildings. The broad Avenida de Mayo seen connecting the Casa Rosada with National Capital. The Palace of the Argentine National Congress building (Av. Hipólito Yrigoyen 1849, C1033 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina) facing the Plaza Del Congreso. Independence monument in Plaza De Mayo.
The Argentine Pavillion from the 1889 Paris Exposition at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ornate mausoleums of the Recoleta Cemetery. People walk and shop at an outdoor market in Buenos Aires. Traffic in downtown district, mixing pedestrians, horses, horse carts, cars and trucks. Workers widen Santa Fe Street. Vehicles drive past on Avenida Alvear that leads to Palermo.