Flame sweeps over a wide area in Forest Grove, Oregon. Heavy smoke rises from the forest area. Woodsmen on truck drive on the road. Worker trying to extinguish fire. Logs of wood burning.
Needy and poor children from poor and low income homes in Detroit romp and play at "Fresh Air Camp", a summer camp in Sylvan Lake, outside Detroit, Michigan, during the Great Depression. The camp was established by the Detroit Free Press newspaper. (The Sylvan Lake Community Center is now on the site.) Boys and girls run out of a main camp building, possibly the dining hall. Group of boys walking past camp buildings including sleeping cabins. The children wait in line for food at an outdoor eating or mess area. They smile and drink milk from glass bottles. Needy children play on a playground and enjoy swing sets. They run into the water of Sylvan Lake and splash and enjoy swimming in the water. Children gathered around a flag pole with the American flag on it for a flag lowering ceremony.
200 set of twins aged between 9 months to 90 years compete in 'Doubles tourney' in Albany, New York. Number of twin children, women, old men, toddlers, young girls and boys dressed alike for the competition. All the twins vie for prizes. Various twins are shown together posing for the camera. Two elderly men are among them, one of whom wears what appears to be a Civil War veteran's medal on his lapel.
Newsreel slate reads, "Film chieftain and founder of Universal Pictures, Carl Laemmle, increases budget by $1,000,000 to aid unemployed" during the Great Depression. Carl Laemmle Sr. with other people aboard the German Lloyd ship "Europa" returning from Europe and arriving in New York City. Carl Laemmle on a lounge chair on deck of the ship. Beside him is his Brother-in-law, Maurice Fleckles, (Fleckles was married to Carl Laemmle's sister-in-law). Next to Maurice Fleckles is Carl Laemmle's son, Julius, better known as Carl Laemmle Jr. The three men, Laemmle Sr., Maurice Fleckles, and Carl Laemmle Jr., get up from the lounge chairs and join passengers viewing the shore as the ship docks. Huge crowd gathered to greet Carl Laemmle and other passengers in New York. View of gangplanks extended from shore to ship for passengers to disembark. Passengers disembark from the Europa.
Chuck Myers wins hill-climb classic in a new record time of 17 minutes in Pikes Peak, Colorado. Competitors in their cars drive up the hair-pin turns of hill-climb dirt track. Glen Shultz smashes his own record. Spectators watch from atop hills. The Penrose Trophy awarded to the winner, Chuck Myers.
Early newsreel with narration showing round up and deportation activities for illegal immigrants and unwanted immigrants in America. The immigrants, including men, women, and children of the immigrants, are seen disembarking from a train at Communipaw, New Jersey and preparing for deportation out of the United States. The immigrants were gathered together from across the U.S. for numerous offenses, according to the narrator, including sneaking into the country illegally, committing crimes, or being Communist sympathizers, the 400 men, women and children are herded aboard the Ellis Island Boat to await deportation back to Europe. The Ellis Island Boat leaves the shore, pushed by a tugboat.
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