The Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Athletes from many countries competing. Views of exterior of Olympic Stadium in Berlin, and interiors with Olympic flame burning. U.S. captures the men's track and the field title with a total of 203 points to 80 for Finland. A large crowd gathers to watch the events. People cheer and applaud. Men watch through binoculars. Cameramen record the event. Events shown include: Womens Discus, Mens Discus, Marathon, Mens 110 meter hurdle race final (with Forest Towns winning followed by Don Finlay and Fritz Pollard), and a relay race in which Frank Wykoff wins for the United States, breaking the world record of 39.8 seconds. Also shown are Field Hockey, and Diving. Winners shown include the first ever gold medal by a Korean, Sohn Kee-chung, in the marathon. He was running for Japan after Japan's 1910 annexation of Korea. Also British India in Field Hockey is shown playing, University of Michigan diver Richard Degener who won Gold in springboard diving, and Gisela Mauermayer who won the Gold for Germany in women's discus. In Men's Discus, U.S. Gold Medal winner Ken Carpenter from USC is shown, along with Gordon Dunn who won the silver medal in men's discus.
Flood in the Ohio River in the United States. Rescue operations by the people. People in the flooded area. Supplies on the ground. A man on a boat. People look outside the windows of a building. People help others to reach safe places. People in boats.
Dignitaries on yacht Potomac in Washington DC. Cameramen prepare their cameras to record the event. Flags flutter on the ship mast. An airplane in flight over the ship. Sailors stand on the deck. U.S. President Roosevelt, his son Brigadier General James Roosevelt and U.S. Secretary of the Interiors Harold Ickes aboard the ship. They talk amongst themselves.
The White house in Washington DC. Exterior of the White House. Trees in the foreground. Interior views of the Oval Office. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt works on his desk inside the White House. Paintings on the walls of the building. Flags near a table. A statue, a clock and some books on the table. Close-up views of various furnishings and art work in the Oval Office of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A shelf near a window. Books in the shelves. View of the outer area through the window. Secretary Stephen Early sitting beside the President at his desk. Side view of President Roosevelt seated at desk and writing. President Roosevelt's secretary, Marguerite LeHand, talking to Secretary Marvin McIntyre. Dignitaries seated on chairs in a hall. Closeup views of artwork on walls in areas in or near Oval Office. Exterior view of White House North portico in background, with equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square in foreground. Streetcar or trolley and various cars pass by on road in front of White House.
A crew of workmen throw rocks and stones over a cliff during construction of the "Going-to-the-Sun" road in Glacier National Park. A construction engineer and a National Park Ranger stand nearby. A surveying instrument on a tripod is seen near the edge of the roadway. A small white dog walks near the work crew.
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter underway at a sea. An admiral's flag flutters on the mast of the ship. She has two smoke stacks; appears to be armed with a forward battery of three heavy guns, and carries several amphibious biplane aircraft. View of teletype operators in ship radio room.
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