Underwater wrestling at Mirador Hotel in Palm Spring , California. Olympic champions Dutch Smith and Bill Lewin wrestle on a springboard and jump into a pool. They continue to wrestle underwater. The two wrestlers come out of the pool. One of them lying by the poolside as another one keeps his feet on the chest of the first one and poses after winning the tie.
Blasts occur at an office below the German consulate and Communist headquarters in New York City, United States. Officers enter a building. A sign in German. Shattered glasses at the office below the Nazi consulate. Broken pieces of glass scattered around a desk. Broken pieces of glass spread around a window. The officers exit the building. A shattered display window at the Communist headquarters. A bust of Stalin with books in the background.
Daniel Beard addresses a gathering in New York, United States. A large number of Scouts from the Boy Scouts of America gathered at the World's Fair Festival in honor of the 90th birthday of Daniel Beard, who helped found the Boy Scouts. Daniel Carter Beard addresses the crowd. The boy scouts cheer and wave.
A football match in Montclair, New Jersey. People gathered to watch a game between Montclair High School and Bloomfield High School. Girls parade on the field. The match gets underway. People cheer during the match. Montclair High School defeats Bloomfield High School 40-0.
Scenes from the Harvest Moon Ball Amateur Dance Championship held in 1943 at Madison Square Garden, New York City. A Viennese Waltz performance is shown first, with dancing pairs waltzing. Audiences enjoy the different performances. A band plays music. Dancing couples in the Lindy Hop Division perform next. Many scenes of jazz and swing era Lindy hop dancing with acrobatic swings, dips and twists.
7th War Bond drive opens at Times Square in New York City, during World War 2. A large number of people gathered at the occasion. Crowd gathered around a statue of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima, Japan. (This is the original plaster edition created by sculptor Dr. Felix W. de Weldon, which served as the model for the future Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington Virginia). Soldiers seated as they look at the flag raising statue. Three survivors of the flag raising raise the American flag at the ceremony to promote the sale of bonds during the 7th War Bond drive: Pfc. Rene A. Gagnon, Pfc. Ira Hayes and PhM 2/c John H. Bradley, USN.
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