Preparations for Christmas in Shelton, Washington. Men cut and bundle firs for the celebration of Christmas. The bundled firs are loaded onto trains for their shipment to various parts of the country.
Opening slate tells about "Pigmy" train in Waltham, Massachusetts that hauls dozen passengers safely at a fast clip. Men, women, and boys stand about as Mr. W. H. Nichols makes adjustments to his small size steam locomotive at the Nichols Machine Company in Waltham, Mass. A boy seated at the locomotive controls moves a lever forward. Glimpse of a very small boy wearing a railroad engineer's denim cap. Boy's hand pulls chain the actuates the 7-1/4" gauge steam engine's whistle. Next, the train is seen moving on an outdoor track. Charlie Purinton, son of Charles A Purinton, founder of the Brotherhood of Live Steamers, is at the controls of the locomotive and about ten children ride in tandem, behind him. View from camera further away shows the train moving over tracks in a back yard. Closeup shows the name "Ella Cinders" on the locomotive. View from behind of passengers as the train enters a tunnel built into the back yard course. View from exit side of the tunnel as a dog runs out of it. The boy engineer, Charlie Purinton, is silhouetted against the daylight as the train exits the tunnel. View from atop the tunnel as the train exits.
A car race in Los Angeles, California. People gather in a large number to watch the race. Cars driving on the race track. A man on the track after the race completes. He takes off his helmet and poses.
A football match played between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy teams in Philadelphia. A large crowd gathers in a grandstand. The match in progress. People watch the match. The army team wins the match 20-0.
Welcome of the Holiday Pageant in Birmingham, Alabama. Men march on the streets. They hold flags in hands. Decorated floats move on the streets.
Unbeaten Auburn football team is held to a tie in contest with South Carolina at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama, on December 3, 1932. Auburn with overll record of 9 wins and no losses faces South Carolina with overall record of 5 wins, 4 losses, and one tie. The stands at Legion Field are full of spectators. Highlights are shown as the game see-saws back and forth across the gridiron. Scoreboard is not shown. But the game ends in a 20-20 tie. (Note; South Carolina actually beat Auburn 16-14 in 1933.)
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