Belgian Prime minister Paul van Zeeland meets U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to discuss international affairs in Washington DC. President Roosevelt and other dignitaries greet Paul Zeeland at the entrance of the White House. People standing on either side of the road in front of the White House wave at them. President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Paul van Zeeland and other officers pose for a camera at the entrance of the White House. President Roosevelt is seen standing with assistance by holding the arm of a Navy officer. The President's cane is also seen hanging on the officer's arm.
Joe Louis wins the world heavyweight boxing championship in Chicago, Illinois. A large crowd and a large number of vehicles are on the road in front of Comiskey Park. Police gathered at the stadium for the bout. Stadium sign : 'Comiskey Park, Home of the White Sox'. Spectators enter into Comiskey Park. View of enthusiastic celebration among a throng of people in Harlem on news that Joe Louis, AKA the Brown Bomber, had defeated James Braddock. Pan view from feet to head of Joseph Louis Barrow (Joe Louis), the heavyweight boxing champion of America, after winning the world championship crown on June 22, 1937 against James J. Braddock (opponent) in round 8 in Chicago. View of James Braddock (nicknamed "Cinderella Man") seated with his family in an interview after he defeated Max Baer for the title, but before the fight with Louis. Braddock asks his son, "Now that Daddy is champ, what do you want him to get for you." His son replies that he'd like a bike. Braddock answers, "A big bicycle" and his son says yes. View of Braddock alone, with a bandage on his left ear. (Audio present at end of clip only during Braddock interview.)
A polio victim with an iron lung in Chicago, Illinois. Medical staff members wearing surgical masks transfer the iron lung of Fred Snite (Polio Victim), Jr. into a medical unit vehicle "Victor". People watch them from their buildings. The medical unit vehicle is driven away to the home of Fred Snite. He is to enter a hospital for infantile paralysis treatment. Many doctors and nurses carry the iron lung out from the medical unit vehicle. Fred Snite in the iron lung as he is treated by doctors.
Wedding ceremony of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. and Ethel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. Relatives and guests of both family attend the wedding ceremony at Dupont Estate, "Owl's Nest". The bridegroom, U.S. President's son, Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. and the bride, an heiress, Ethel Du Pont walk together. Photographers and cameramen take photos. Ethel gets off a car and climbs up a flight of stairs. Views of Ethel. People wave at her. Roosevelt, Jr. and Ethel stand together. U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the guests.
President Roosevelt halts Bethlehem Steel Corporation steel workers strike to keep peace in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. View of water main that supplies the company plant purportedly sabotaged by striking steel workers using dynamite explosion. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls on the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) to halt strike violence, insisting that the public is tired of the steel unrest. Exterior view of the White House. President Roosevelt seated at a desk writing in the White House. People standing on a road near a Bethlehem Steel factory. Several cars arriving at the factory grounds as striking workers look on.
The first copper style show is held at a beach in Bisbee, Arizona, United States. Women wearing copper clothes walk on the beach during the show.
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