Sir Malcolm Campbell prepares to break his own record in New York City, New York. Sir Malcolm Campbell, an English racing motorist, poses with his wife, Dorothy Evelyn Whittall Campbell. Sir Malcolm Campbell in Bluebird, the car in which he raced earlier at over 272 miles per hour. People gathered on either side of the car. The flags of the U.S. and Britain painted on the bonnet of the car. People on the side of the car watch Sir Malcolm Campbell. Sir Malcolm Campbell wearing motor racing head gear, seated in the driver's seat, prepares to take off to break his own speed record.
The construction of the Boulder Dam, later the Hoover dam, in Boulder City, Nevada. Construction of the Boulder Dam underway at the dam site in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Equipment at work at the site. A crane transports movable sections and place them on the side walls of the dam. An operator at the controls of the crane. Rocky side walls of the canyon. An officer watches the construction work. The tunnel on the dam through which water flows. Onlookers and officials beside the flowing water as the final gates of the dam are closed in the grand opening of the dam. The construction material at the site. Aerial views of the construction site.
Serbian Orthodox priests bless river water in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (present day Belgrade, Serbia). During a ceremony the priests move in a procession along a snow-covered road. Soldiers stand along the sides of the road. The priests with a group of people. One of the priests performs rites to bless river water in containers. The people of the town collect the blessed water in bottles. A large crowd of men and women pouring flasks of water into mugs.
Jerome Hanna 'Dizzy' Dean named outstanding athlete of 1934 by Sports Writers Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dean, who led baseball's St. Louis Cardinals to World Series title that year, accepts a drink and the trophy. Men in tuxedos eat at the banquet. The man in closeup at TC: 00:35 is longtime Philadelphia Athletics owner and manager Connie Mack. Dean bites into his chicken and laughs.
Construction of figures for floats for a carnival parade in Viareggio, Italy. Workmen during the construction of different figures to be decorated in the carriages of the carnival parade in Viareggio. Views of different giant figures.
Mail delivery in Minot, Maine. A dog-drawn sled on a snow covered area. Two men beside the sled. A person carries mail in a sack from an aircraft and drops it into the sled. The sled drawn by the dogs moves carrying the mail along the snow. Trees on the side of the snow covered area. The sled moves along a slope in the snowy region. The men with the sled reach a post office building. The dogs draw the sled along the snow to the entrance of the building. 'Post Office, Minot, Maine' written on top of the entrance door. The men take the sack of mail inside the building.
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