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12th Annual Motion Picture Industry Communion Breakfast Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral; Breakfast at Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

The 12th Annual Communion Breakfast Mass of the Motion Picture Industry in New York City. Exterior of the Roman Catholic St. Patrick's Cathedral (5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Auxiliary Bishop Joseph F. Flannelly presides over the religious ceremony. The Cathedral is filled with worshipers. 700 participants from the Motion Picture Industry proceed to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States) for the Communion Breakfast. New York's Lieutenant Governor, Malcolm Wilson, delivers a speech to the gathering. Among those seen are John O'Conner, of Universal Pictures, attending with his daughter, Mrs. James Vaughn; Actress Thelm Ritter, and her husband; and Monsignor George Kelly, the featured speaker. Also seen were humorist, Harry Hirshfield; Charles Aliquot of the French press and Martin Frigley, Jr.

Date: 1962, March 5
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675055869
Cameramen take photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City

Prince Edward (formerly King Edward VIII), Duke of Windsor, and wife Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, arrive in New York. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor sit on a couch at their Waldorf-Astoria suite (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Cameramen arrive at the place to take the photographs and record them. The Duke and the Duchess of Windsor pose for the cameras.

Date: 1941, October 20
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046189
College football action as Michigan State Spartans defeat Oregon State Beavers by score of 17-14 in Portland, Oregon.

American college football game between Michigan State Spartans and Oregon State Beavers in Portland, Oregon. Michigan State defeats Oregon State by 17-14. A on-screen PSA appears at the end, with a message encouraging viewers to vote in American elections, "Vote your choice, but VOTE!"

Date: 1952, October 6
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035481
Scenes on Park Avenue, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, USA.

Busy traffic scene with many taxi cabs as they travel past Grand Central Terminal along Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. Scene North of Grand Central with cars heading North on Park Avenue and flags of the Waldorf Astoria hotel visible at East side of street. Clear view of the Chrysler Building.

Date: 1948
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675032838
African American soldiers perform a drill in Astoria, United States

Formation of African American soldiers performs series of complicated drills "by the numbers" under instructions of drill sergeant. Soldiers march down the street and do silent partial marches to the rear. A young boy in shorts, wearing a british army jacket marches beside them.. A small black dog is shown. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, April
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038003
10,000 pigeons released from baskets in great "chuck-up" amidst large crowd in Astoria, New York.

A man checks baskets and take out pigeons from one. He hand them over to a lady who releases them. The gathered crowd cheers and release more pigeons. Thousands of pigeons are seen flying in the sky. People release pigeons from other boxes too. Decoys lure pigeons to rival coops. Buildings are seen in the background. A man examines a pigeon.

Date: 1931, November 9
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023807