Sword Dancer, horse of the year, wins Grey Leg Handicap horse race in a photo finish at Aqueduct race track in New York, United States.
A Boarding ramp is seen extending to the docket Swedish ocean liner, M.S. Gripsholm, from a covered pier at Jersey City, New Jersey, during World War 2. A policeman and a ship's crewman carry a sick man aboard on a litter. At the base of the ramp, Japanese Nationals and Issei stand in group waiting to board. Two armed U.S. sailors guard the ramp. View switches to the Gripsholm's deck where passenger families are happily greeting one another. Many are family and friends who know each other. Camera pans along the ship's deck, where many passengers are seated and others continue to greet one another. View of several passengers seated outdoors, on deck. Two small children squat near the railing to look outside. The Manhattan, New York City skyline is seen in fog, in the background. On the main deck, girl walks with a very small child. Two little girls descend a stairs to a lower deck. Several little boys stand by a railing to look out on the Hudson River. A mother brings a very small child up the gang plank.
Canadian and American parcels loaded onto Red Cross Gripsholm ship in New York during World War II. Parcels are intended for delivery to Allied prisoners of war in Japanese prison camps. A female American officer checks the parcels.
Artists perform tropical dances at ice skating carnival in New York, United States. Freddy Trankler amuses people with his comic performance. Three men acting as U.S. Army soldiers in uniform also perform a synchronized ice dance drill on skates.
Andrei Gromyko of Soviet Union walks out of a meeting of Security Council on Iranian question in New York, United States. Representatives of 16 nations meet to implement the European Recovery Plan in Paris.
British anti-aircraft men march in parade as people give them a warm welcome to New York City during World War II. Soldiers on foot march to the hall. A ceremony to honor the anti-aircraft men outside the New York City Hall. New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia speaks at the ceremony in New York City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States).
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