Game of Lacrosse played between University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins, held at Byrd Stadium in College Park in Maryland. View of game. Crowd cheers.
Inauguration of the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge -- known today as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge -- in Maryland, United States. A large number of people gathered for the opening of the world's third longest bridge, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. A few policemen among the crowd. Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin and former Governor William Preston Lane, Jr. during the inauguration of the bridge. Several men and women around the officials. Governor McKeldin cuts tape declaring the bridge fit for travel. Cars passing through toll booths. Men beside the booths. A girl holding Francis, the Talking Mule, among the crowd. Starlet Jean Cambron during the inauguration. A motorcade passes across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. A ferry moving on water making the last trip. A motorcade moving on the bridge.
International horse racing at Laurel in Maryland. Huge crowd gathered to watch the race. Men eat food in the grandstand area. Entrants from seven nations participate in The International race for prize money of $100, 000. Front runner Tudor Era of the United States and Sailor's Guide of Australia run on the turf track. Sailor's Guide of Australia reaches the winning post first and wins the race.
Footage from 1933. An aircraft circles on the water surface. Anne Marrow Lindbergh descends from an aircraft. Charles Augustus Lindbergh nicknamed 'The Lone Eagle' and Anne Lindberg welcomed by the people. They get inside a car. From a November 27, 1958 newsreel feature "25 years ago today".
A steam engined plane with a reversible propeller. Pilot starts the plane, taxis forward, then pauses, propeller quickly stops and reverses, and pilot reverse taxis the plane. Then the plane takes off. From a November 27, 1958 newsreel feature "25 years ago today".
After landing, a flier removes a small motor scooter from his aircraft and rides the motor scooter invented by him for commuting to and from the airport. He rides his motor scooter on the road and stops at a gas station to re-fuel. The station attendant adds a small amount of fuel from a measuring cup. The man rides away from the petrol station and is seen riding the scooter which gets 110 miles on a gallon of fuel. From a November 27, 1958 newsreel feature "25 years ago today".
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