American Olympians of the 1936 Berlin Olympics welcomed in New York, United States. People gather in a stadium to welcome the Olympians after their outstanding performance at Berlin Olympics. Spectators seated at the stadium to watch the Olympians honored for their success at the games.
From a short documentary film entitled, "Neptune's Realm" depicting a shellback initiation ceremony aboard the USS Indianapolis in November 1936. In this clip, slates provide background on the ceremony. Then there are scenes of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in New York. The ship leaves the dock with Statue of Liberty in the background. Kingfisher floatplanes visible on the ship's deck. The ship is decorated with flags, on its way to pick up President Franklin Roosevelt in South Carolina before proceeding to South America. A fleet of ships underway. Some scenes from a shellback initiation. A Polliwog looks through binoculars. Sailors dressed in costumes act during the Shellback ceremony.
Ninth National Convention of the Communist Party USA held in New York City, 1936. State delegates are seated in areas marked by State Name Placards. Huge banner shows likeness of Party leader Earl Browder and words: "Against Hunger Fascism War" Some delegates carry a large floral hammer and sickle display and other flowers through the hall. Massed flags display the hammer and sickle. Bright lights sweep over the hall illuminating sections of delegates as they wave their respective State placards.
Opening scene shows the White House in Washington, DC. Scene shifts to President Roosevelt seated, ready to address the Nation by radio. View of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. FDR with his entire family posing, in front of the family home "Springwood" at Hyde Park, New York. Roosevelt, when Governor of New York, seen in a sail boat, in 1929. FDR in his car at his Institute for Rehabilitation in Warm Springs, Georgia. He is speaking with a man associated with the Institute, who then greets several polio victims in wheel chairs there. Crowds celebrating Roosevelt's election, in Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, in 1932. Roosevelt, at the Democratic Headquarters at the Biltmore Hotel on November 8, 1932. He is standing, supported by his son James, as he remarks: "It looks my friends like a real landslide this time." Aerial view of the U.S. Capitol. FDR taking the oath of office on March 4, 1933. Brief view of New York Stock Exchange trading floor. A man looking at stock market ticker tape. A group of people raising a National Recovery Administration member flag. Glimpse of "Springwood" and then view of President Roosevelt sitting next to his mother, Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt. Next, as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt sit in the garden, their grandchildren, Anna Eleanor Dall ("Sistie") and Curtis Roosevelt Dall ("Buzzie") come past riding horses, with granddaughter Sara, behind them on a pony. FDR pets the pony and talks with Sara. FDR being nominated for a second term as President, in the 1936 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. President Roosevelt, riding in an inaugural motorcade as he begins an unprecedented 4th term as President in 1941. Glimpse of President and Mrs. Roosevelt in an open car. West point cadets marching in the inaugural parade. Military trucks towing artillery pieces in the parade. President Roosevelt speaking at the dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association at the Willard hotel in Washington, DC, March 15, 1941. He extols the virtues of Winston Churchill and the British people. And he promises that America will supply them with the war materiel they need in World War II (This is known as the Lend Lease Speech.)
Max Schmeling, with a swollen eye, smiles at a press conference after defeating Joe Louis in a 1936 boxing match. Boxer Max Schmeling speaks on microphone and talks with a man on his side. He jokingly delivers a light punch to the man's face. From a May 1961 newsreel recounting events 25 years before.
Several Lionel toy trains on display in New York. Various Lionel locomotives assembled on tracks. Close up of transformer used on 3 rail model train layout. Children watch as a Lionel toy train moves on the track and crosses through a crossing gate.. The train crossing gates close and open as the train passes by. Closeup of a child viewing at track level.
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