A 24 hours motorcycle race in Spain. 45 teams participate in a day and night race. British take commanding lead at night and Italians win at dawn. Crowd watches the thrilling race. Milkman stands with his milk bottles and cheers during race.
Gigantic ship SS Normandie afloat nearing harbor in New York City. Largest craft at the time arrives in New York, crossing from France to New York in record time of 4 days, 3 hours, 14 minutes. Normandie with Statue of Liberty in foreground. Other ship and boats at harbor area. Tall buildings of the Manhattan skyline and skyscrapers in the foreground.
Brothers Fred Key and Al Key (The Flying Keys) fly their aircraft named Ole Miss over Meridian, Mississippi, shattering the old endurance record of 23 days and drawing attention to the announced closure of Meridian Municipal Airport. They fly the aircraft for 653 consecutive hours. Scenes of mid-air maintenance being performed by Fred Key who is out on a custom catwalk beside the engine. Scene of a supply plane delivering supplies to the Ole Miss via a rope. The pilots meet their friends and family. One of them kisses his wife and speaks to his child.
Centennial Celebrations in Canada. A Centennial memorial flame is lit on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, by Prime Minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson on New Year's Day 1967. View of the Peace Tower of Parliament Hill (Wellington St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A9, Canada) with fireworks. Canadian provinces celebrate the Centennial year with pomp and show. Fireworks, balloons, birthday cakes and parades are part of the celebrations.
Fish farming in Dutch Guiana, South America (present day Suriname). Farmers harvest a rich haul of fish in flooded fields behind seafront dikes. Mud crabs in the field. Farmers pick up fish and toss them into baskets. The farmers put freshly caught fish into a large container.
Recreation for Hitler Youth after a day's work on Polish annexed farms near Germany. A group of young boys play a game similar to rugby. They line up in front of an instructor. They toss a ball back and forth. Two Hitler youth participate in a boxing match while other boys crowd around and cheer
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