A Mid-West Dog show in Chicago, Illinois. Owners hold leashes of Saint-Bernard and other large dogs. A dog sticking out its tongue. Terriers such as Bull Terriers and Wire Fox Terriers join as contestants. Women with bulldogs. A little girl sits beside a bulldog. Wire Fox Terriers and Chow Chow on leash. A black poodle at the dog show looks up and sticks its tongue.
During Prohibition, police raid a garage at Halsted Street in Chicago, Illinois. The police raid the garage under the instruction of Deputy Prohibition Adminstrator A. E. Aman. They discover 537 barrels of banned beer. Officials destroy the barrels with mallets. Liquor flows from the barrels and into the streets.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt visits a hospital to cheer crippled children in Washington DC. The First Lady of the United States Anna Eleanor Roosevelt cheers crippled children at the hospital during an informal bedside visit. A nurse examines a crippled child on the bed. Mrs. Roosevelt stands beside a nurse who is working with a young boy in a large water tub (possibly polio victim).
An officer of health charity "March of Dimes" addresses the citizens of the United States. The officer seated at a desk. He addresses the nation and asks the Americans to join in the parade of dimes and aid for infantile paralysis (polio) victims. A nurse examines a crippled child. Children suffering from polio are seen in a hospital. View of a special swimming area and harness apparatus for patients with polio In a theatre, a kiosk is seen with a banner that reads: "drop a coin here" and is raising money to fight polio and other childhood ailments. Theatre patrons are seen dropping coins in the slot to help with the fundraising effort. (World War II period).
Activities at Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC. Stone carvers carve sculptures on the cathedral building. The Washington National Cathedral (3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States) shown under construction. View of Gothic interior of the Washington National Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington. Limestone grotesques and rose window adorn the Washington National Cathedral. A minister undertakes proceedings. Dignitaries visit the cathedral on special occasions. Queen Elizabeth II and United States President Gerald Ford attend a church service. Two men lay down the last slab to complete the nave. Dignitaries attend the funeral of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. View of the tomb of Woodrow Wilson. On the Open House Day celebration, a large crowd of visitors gather at the cathedral. The visitors listen to the demonstration of finest organs. They listen as a man plays piano. They visit the bell tower and ring the bell. The Open House Day celebration ends with service of thanks given in the cathedral. People sing carols. The dean of the cathedral comments on several dedication services held. The cathedral pipers perform and end the celebration.
An air bus service in Detroit, Michigan. A Sikorsky helicopter in flight. The helicopter lands. Passengers disembark from the helicopter and get into a bus. Other passenger aboard the helicopter. The helicopter flies them safely to their destination.
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