People win big sweepstakes in New York City, United States. A couple stands with their dog. They are interviewed after they win the sweepstakes prize. A woman sits on a chair and gives an interview after she wins the prize. She talks about her happiness. A couple is interviewed after winning the sweepstakes prize.
A rodeo held for sick and crippled children in New York City, United States, during the Great Depression. Children admitted in the Bellevue Hospital watch the event. They ride horses. Several crippled children touch the horses. Children in the wheelchairs. A child with leg braces sits with his crutches kept at his side (possibly polio). Roping and trick riding show is organized for the children.
Americans who fought with Loyalist troops in Spain during Spanish Civil War, against General Franco's Nationalist Insurgents (Abraham Lincoln Brigade), are hailed in New York. They are welcomed by huge crowds as they arrive on the ship SS Paris. Men smoke cigarettes and pipes aboard the ship as it enters New York. Mounted policemen keep a vigil and control the crowd. Large crowds gathered on the streets. The returning men march through the New York City streets in a reception parade. People join them and parade with banners and posters. A poster reads 'American Youth Welcome Veterans of Linoln Brigade'.
Labor union members demand greater relief for the unemployed in New York City during the Great Depression. Labor union members and relief recipients march on a street in rain as they demand large relief payments for unemployed. They hold banner and it reads 'Put America Back to Work' and 'Stop Crime'. The people parading on streets. The cavalry men and traffic in the foreground. The labor union members and relief recipients crowd outside a building.
At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York City, scenes from an American College football game between the gallant U.S. Army 'Eleven' from West Point and Notre Dame's 'Fighting Irish'. U.S. Army cadets and other fans in the stadium. A West Point cadet with the Army team mascot, a mule. Two Notre Dame students with its mascot dog, an Irish Terrier. Spectators cheer for players. Football game underway on the field. Ambient sound and cheering from the stadium is hear. The Army cadets seated in the stands cheer for their team. The Fighting Irish from Notre Dame win the game 19 to 7.
American volunteers return to New York from action in the Spanish Civil War in Spain. American volunteers, who fought with Loyalist troops in Spain against General Francisco Franco's nationalist insurgents, aboard SS Paris. They all pose. Large crowds gather in streets to welcome them as they arrive. The Americans march along the streets of the city in a reception parade. They hold banners. A banner reads as 'American Youth welcomes veterans of Lincoln Brigade'.