Newsreel clip on President Franklin Roosevelt attending baseball game between Washington Senators and New York Yankees at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Game is on opening day of the 1941 Major League Baseball season; stands are full. Roosevelt arrives inside stadium in open-top car, flanked by Secret Service agents. Senators players line up along first base line. Newsreel cameras watch as Roosevelt prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Yankee players lined up along third base line. Senators manager Bucky Harris and Yankees manager Joe McCarthy shake hands and chat before game. Leaning on man next to him for support, Roosevelt throws out the first pitch. Brief shot of crowd. Top of the first inning, the Yankees' Joe DiMaggio hits a triple to deep center field, scoring Tommy Heinrich from second. A smiling Roosevelt says something to person in next seat. Brief shot of Yankee pitcher Marius Russo throwing from mound. Senators outfielder George Case hits into a double play. Another shot of happy-looking Roosevelt talking. Senators pitcher Dutch Leonard throws from mound. Yankees catcher Bill Dickey hits a double. Russo hits another double to score Dickey. Yankees would win the game 3-0. Snatches of ambient sound from crowd are heard throughout the clip.
Protestant missions in Asia and Africa emphasize the medical, recreational, educational and service activities. Activities of the people in India. Hands holding a magazine: 'Good News From The Mission Fields'. Map on a page of the magazine. The population of Christian missionaries in India. Crowd gathers at a place. The native costumes of people. Decorated elephants and camels. Man on horse. People walk nearby. Muslims pray at their religious place. Girls enter a school. A woman teaches some girls. Men teach people. Houses nearby. Men engaged in the religious processions at the river bank. A wheel cart in the background.
Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, arrives back in England after an official tour to Australia and New Zealand. People gather in the Guildhall (71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom) to greet her. Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother’s younger daughter, stands with a flower bouquet to greet her. Queen Elizabeth seated on a chair and people greet her and applaud.
A parade to primarily advertise the new Fordson Tractors. The rally includes several Road Graders attached to Fordson tractors.Heavy trucks with Fruehauf Trailers loaded with goods and people.Tractor drawn earth scoops,maulers, thrashers,and several industrial grade vehicles. Rally moves down the wet snowy streets with streetcars,trams and other vehicles moving on other side of road.1921.
Irish sweepstakes ticket holders from round the country of USA including New York, Baltimore & Philadelphia celebrates the Irish Grand National an Annual horse racing event that makes them eligible for a 150,000$ prize money. Group of sweeps winners including men,women and children poses for camera. Two men seated on couch converse and shake hands. Old couple and old man wearing glasses poses for camera.1939.
Four Russian Marshals including Voroshilov,Timoshenko and Budyenny being assigned to their respective new posts in Moscow,Leningrad and Ukraine. Marshals pose for the camera afterwards.1941.
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