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Racers drive model racing cars on the Legion Ascot Speedway in West Coast Track Classic in Los Angeles, California.

A West Coast Track Classic in Los Angeles, California. Racers drive model racing cars on the Legion Ascot Speedway. Small accidents occur during the race. Spectators watch the thrilling race. Smoke rises due to an accident on the track. Driver gets out of the car.

Location: Los Angeles California USA
Date: 1934, March 28
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044373
World's largest tuned carillon bell (low "C" bourdon) being raised for placement in the Riverside Church tower in New York City

Workers raise 20-ton Bourdon bell, the world's largest tuned carillon bell, 400 feet to Riverside Church (490 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10027, United States) tower in New York City. The Bourdon bell was funded by John D. Rockefeller, a parishioner at the church. Man stands next to the large bell. The 20-ton bell being raised to be put on the Riverside Church tower. The church is in Harlem between Riverside Drive and Claremont Ave (between 120th Street and 122nd Street).

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1930, September 11
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044383
Demonstration of direct bombings over enemy targets with the help of a dirigible hidden in cloud in Newport News, Virginia.

Success of 'Hanging Eye' by the United States Army Air Service in Newport News, Virginia. Demonstrations of direct bombing over enemy targets with the help of a dirigible hidden in a cloud. Lieuts, Paul and McCracken are lowered in a tiny Hanging Eye to blimp and telephone to craft above. Aviators seated in a little car with fields on ground in the background.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1931, March 2
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044388
A mammoth Studebaker "Giant Car" roadster is seen in South Bend, Indiana.

In South Bend, Indiana, views of a "Giant Car" Studebaker roadster built by a group of 60 craftsmen working under Studebaker's Paul Auman. This giant scale version 1931 model 80 Studebaker Four Season Roadster was used in the film "Wild Flowers." The Giant Car is 41 feet long with a wheel base of 325 inches. It is 13 1/2 feet high, 15 feet wide, and weighed 5 1/2 tons. Men drive up beside the giant President roadster in a normal vehicle. Some use a rope ladder to climb up into the giant car and others climb up the wheel fender and then onto the hood. A boy is shown trying unsuccessfully to climb up a giant wheel of the car (each wire wheel was 6 feet 8 inches in diameter and weighed 600 pounds). The boy's small pedal car is seen beside the Giant Car tire. A police officer in a motorcycle rides up beside the giant car. He places a board-style 'Police Ticket' on the running board and then climbs up onto the running board to present the ticket to a woman who is behind the wheel of the giant roadster.

Location: South Bend Indiana USA
Date: 1931, March 2
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044392
A crowd watches King Brawman performing a squeezing stunt in New York City.

King Brawman's odd contortions in New York City. The contortionist performs amazing feats. The crowd watches the man performing the stunts. King Brawman ties a string around himself and wriggles out of it. He also squeezes through a narrow opening in a large lock-like device mounted on a table.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1931, March 2
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044393
Champions from all over the world participate in the 50th International Six Day Bike Grind in New York City.

15 teams participate in the 50th International Six Day Bike Grind in New York City. Champions from all over the world participate in the race. The participants ride their bicycles on the track. Cyclist Reggie McNamara eats a meal. The spectators stand near a railing along the track and watch the race.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1931, March 2
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044396
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