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The Duke and the Duchess of Windsor pose for cameramen during their visit to New York, United States.
The Duke and the Duchess of Windsor visit New York, United States. Several cameramen in a room at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Duke Prince Edward (formerly King Edward VIII) and Duchess Wallis Simpson of Windsor seated on a sofa as the cameramen click pictures.
The Georgia Bulldogs beat the Columbia Lions 7-3 to win a football game in New York
A college football game in New York, United States. Highlights of game between the Georgia Bulldogs from the University of Georgia and the Columbia Lions from Columbia University. Nearly 27,000 spectators watch the game. The Georgia Bulldogs beat the Columbia Lions as the final score is 7-3.
Adult people gain knowledge about American history and government at the New York Adult Education Council in New York.
Opening scene shows office door of the New York Adult Education Council, (at 254 Fourth Avenue, in Manhattan, New York City). Next, two middle aged men dressed in older fashion style European shirts and ties, are seen sitting at a table and conversing with a man and a young woman (who appears to be an interpreter). Scene shifts to about a dozen people in a reading room. Several are consulting a large wall map of the United States. Others are reading brochures about the United States. Closeup of a woman engrossed in her reading material. A woman writes notes on a pad, as she peruses a book. A man, next to her reads a book about U.S. Presidents. Another man is seen reading a book about Gettysburg with an image of Abraham Lincoln on its cover. Three persons are discussing the wall map of America that is drawn to illustrate the manufacturing, farming, mining, ranching and myriad other characteristics and activities associated with various parts of America. Across the top of the map a label reads: "America - A Nation of One People from many Countries." A woman looks at a copy of the Declaration of Independence displayed on another wall. An employee, or volunteer, selects several small brochures from a shelf and gives them to a woman as she explains them to her. Closeups of people looking at books. Closeup of book shelf containing biographies of Daniel Webster; Abraham Lincoln; Lafayettte; Monroe; Theodore Roosevelt; Daniel Boone; and others. A woman's hand reaches for a copy of "Patriotic Songs of America" and a brochure on George Washington.
Refugees being instructed about usage of telephone at the New York Adult Education Council in New York, United States.
An enactment about imparting education to immigrants and refugees who are new to America, at the New York Adult Education Council in New York, United States. A sign on a door reads "Committee for Refugee Education Inc." Adult Immigrant and refugee students seated in a classroom as a teacher instructs them about the proper use of a telephone. He holds up a telephone and questions the students about what it is and how to answer the telephone. Multiple takes are shown from different camera angles. Various articles on a desk and instructional signs on it read 'Fresh paint' and 'Smoking forbidden'.
Coast Artillerymen unpack a barrage balloon and its accessories during a demonstration at Camp Davis in North Carolina (WW2)
Coast Artillery troops at Camp Davis in North Carolina demonstrate how to handle a barrage balloon in World War II. Two types of barrage balloons. Army Soldiers lay a canvas cover on a balloon bed. A compact wooden box in which a balloon is transported. Men lift the box and bring it to the edge of the cloth on the ground. They remove a lid. A balloon and its accessories are unpacked. Men remove their shoes and spread the balloon. Men put an inflation tube into an appendix of the balloon and the other end is attached to an air blower. The balloon is partially inflated. A man enters a gas chamber through the appendix and takes an inspection lamp. Men prepare cylinders of helium for inflation the balloon. The inspection is complete and the man comes out from the appendix. Men walk on the balloon to remove the air.
Coast Artillerymen fill a balloon with helium gas and raise the balloon during a demonstration at Camp Davis in North Carolina (WW2)
Coast Artillery soldiers at Camp Davis in North Carolina in World War II. demonstrate how to handle a barrage balloon. The manifold of the balloon is connected to a helium gas cylinder by means of a rubber tube. Men connect one end of an inflation tube to the manifold. The end of the tube is connected with the appendix of the balloon. The envelope is inflated A soldier opens cylinder valves. The balloon gradually rises. Men install a rudder. Men hang sand bags on the balloon to control its rate of rise. Men move the balloon to a winch. The second balloon inflated in the same manner. Men remove the sand bags. A man operates the winch. The balloon rises. The second balloon rises. The balloons are raised up. A balloon is hauled down and anchored. Men hang the sand bags. The Army personnel march off from the field.