Australian tennis player Frank Arthur Sedgman makes his pro debut against American John Albert Kramer also known as Jack Kramer. Sedgman and Kramer walk onto the tennis court. Spectators applaud. The match begins. The match underway. Spectators watch the match. Kramer defeats Sedgman 6-1, 6-2. The two players shake hands at the net.
A barrel jumping contest in New York. Skaters on ice skates attempt to hurdle fourteen barrels. Fourteen barrels placed on the snow. The contestants begin the competition and attempt the jumps. Some contestants land on the last barrel and some midway. Contestants hurt their neck, head and back. Spectators watch the contest. A dog among the audience. Referees monitor the jumps. Photographers click pictures. A contestant successfully humps all barrels. The winner Brownie is awarded the trophy.
Models display designer travel bags aboard the Italian luxury cruise liner Andrea Doria in New York. Models with various travel bags by Josef. A model opens a bag, displays the interiors and takes out a booklet from the same. New York port in the background. The bags are made of the finest Italian leather. They are of varied sizes for all purposes. Models with bucket bags, hooded bags, and tortoise shell bags.
Dignitaries arrive at the New York harbor. West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer aboard the Superliner ship SS United States. Closeup of Chancellor Adenauer as he waves. He and his daughter talk to the press aboard the ship, as they arrive for a two week visit in the United States. Photographers take pictures and record the event. Next scene is a wide view of the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth. British producer and director Sir Michael Balcon and his wife Lady Balcon aboard the Queen Elizabeth. The Duke of Windsor returns from the funeral of his mother, British monarch Queen Mary. The Duke talks to the press. People aboard the ship.
Administration of Anesthesia at the Lennox Hill Hospital in New York. Sign on the door reads 'Anesthesia'. Doctor prepares the syringe for anesthesia. Doctor fills the syringe. He holds the rubber inhaler over the patient's mouth. Equipment near the patient. Doctor and nurse administer the anesthesia. They take off the strap, put the oxygen mask on the patient, and adjust equipment. The patient loses consciousness gradually.
Doctors and nurses prepare for an operation at the Lenox Hill Hospital Hospital (100 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, United States) in New York. Sign on door reads: 'Operating Room'. Nurses prepare sterilized instruments and towels. Nurses wearing surgical masks arrange sterilized towels. They handle sterilized instruments wearing gloves. A nurse carries a tray of sterilized instruments from the sterile room. Chief Surgeon Dr. Otto Pickhardt dries his hands with a towel. A nurse helps him put on a surgical coat. Doctor powders his hands and puts on rubber gloves. Assistant doctors wash their hands with alcohol.
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