People gather in front of Bruno Richard Hauptmann's house (1279 East 222nd Street, Bronx, New York) while police dig for evidence near a shed. Marked ransom money found in a can is displayed. Phone number of Dr. Condon, ransom go-between is seen written on a door frame. Sketch of ransom suspect and Hauptmann are compared. Handwriting of the kidnapper compared as a match with Bruno Richard Hauptmann own handwriting. Mrs. Anna Hauptmann seen with her son, in a crib. J. Edgar Hoover, Norman H. Schwarzkopf, and police commissioner John F. O’Ryan at press conference. Document dated September 26, 1934, bearing the names of attorneys Samuel J. Foley and Charles McLaughlin, and detailing charges against Hauptmann is displayed. Scenes of courtroom trial of Hauptmann. Charles Lindbergh leaves the court, enters a waiting car, and departs.
The George Washington Bridge oover Hudson River is open to traffic. Aircraft in formation overhead. Governor Franklin Roosevelt of New York and Governor Morgan Larson of New Jersey greet each other. The bridge is opened for motorists.
Marshal Petain also known as Philippe Petain with General John Joseph Pershing reviews the march of U.S. Army cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Crowds gather to watch on the river banks as Gar Wood performs for charity in a water carnival and tries to break the record of his British rival. Cars are seen parked in lines on the bank. In driftwood littered Harlem, Gar Wood pilots the 'Miss America IX' speedboat. Miss America VIII follows. Signboard reads 'Lehigh Valley' at the finish point.
Annual battle with paper bag 'grenades' and ripe tomatoes at Long Island University. Flour seen rising in the air. Freshmen tear shirts and snatch pants during hazing ritual.
Monument dedicated by Ruth Nichols and Patrick Hurley. The shaft reads 'Erected by the Congress of the United States, Begun 1928, dedicated 1932'. People gathered to watch the unveiling of a granite pylon. The ceremony marks the feat of two air pioneers. Orville Wright is present. He receives a congratulatory message from U.S. President Herbert Hoover. 'Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright' seen written on the Wright Brothers National Memorial (1000 N Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948).
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