Scenes from the Boy Scout Jamboree in Binghamton, New York. Boy scouts parade through the center of the town of Binghamton. Scouts lined up and sprayed with some kind of chemical agent (de-lousing?) at the camp. Scouts building a cooking fire. Scouts compete in a horse race in front of a packed grandstand, and the winners are awarded at a ceremony. Scouts gathered in an outdoor field doing a large group drill.
17-year old Alice Bridges of Whitinsville, Massachusetts shatters world record in the 440-yard back stroke event during a swimming event held on Lake Maranacook in Maine. Spectators at the bank watch. Alice Bridges praised by an official.
Aerial view of waterfront dock areas at San Francisco Harbor. Longshoremen dock workers in San Francisco demonstrate during a labor dispute and strike for better wages. Police fire tear gas guns at the demonstrators to restore law and order. Farm workers on strike in Bridgeton, New Jersey clash with authorities as they protest and demonstrate for better work conditions. Protestors throwing rocks and men spraying water from hoses. Police grab an African American woman near a farm truck. The police make many arrests to restore law and order.
A new high capacity steam truck demonstrated at Bluefield in West Virginia, USA. The manufacturer's name, ' THE SENTINEL WAGGON WORKS LTD, SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND ' written on the truck. The loaded truck moves uphill. Additional information on this truck: This is the Sentinel S4 steam waggon, Number 9095. Built 1933 by Sentinel Waggon Works, Shrewsbury, England and exported as a demonstration vehicle to the USA with a works driver. Within a short time the vehicle was involved in an accident and overturned, requiring it to be returned to the UK. Many of the salvageable parts, especially those used to convert it to left hand drive were then fitted to a 6 wheel waggon No 9142 which was sent as a replacement. This vehicle was later purchased by the Pocahontas Coal Company of New Bedford. After a very short working life it was displayed at the Long Island Motor Museum, and Steamtown before being reaptriated to the UK in 2003.
Scenes of riots and destruction during the West Coast Strike in San Francisco, California. Police and U S troops deployed to restore law and order. Troops and constabularies gather in an open area. Heavy smoke in the background.
The American battleship, USS Arkansas (BB-33) underway off the coast of Naples, Italy. She is greeted by the Amerigo Vespucci, a full rigged three-masted sailing vessel used for training by the Italian Navy (Marina Militare). As the ship's pass each other, the crew of cadets aboard the Italian ship can be seen assembled in formations aloft amongst the sails. The crew of the Arkansas stands on her deck. Later, Italian Crown Prince Humbert (Umberto, Prince of Piedmont) boards the Arkansas to welcome her to Naples. An honor guard of U.S. Marines stands in formation. The Prince personally greets the Arkansas's officers.
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