Clara Mortenson in a wrestling match with Rita Baker in Washington D.C. Clara Mortenson wins the title of the Champion Girl Wrestler. Rita Baker keeps the match from going one sided but goes down to defeat in 10 minutes and 30 seconds. Huge crowd watches the match.
United States President Harry Truman welcomes President of Chile Gonzalez Videla in Washington D.C. President Gonzalez Videla arrives by plane. Huge crowd greets him. Cameramen take photographs as the two Presidents stand together and are then driven away in a convertible limousine with flags of each country on the front.
Dijon-Ville train station in Dijon, Cote D'Or, France. Horse drawn carriages and cars on the street. Several buses in the parking area by train station. Pedestrians cross the open square between station and Hotel Morot et de Geneve (15-17 Av. Maréchal Foch, 21000 Dijon, France), on Avenue du Marechal Foch and Rue du Dr Albert Remy. Side of Hotel is painted with sign reading: "Hotel Morot, et de Geneve Deumis." Several men stand on a pavement. An Ambulance bearing red cross insignia drives through the square. A sign reads 'Hotel Morot Garage'. Other buildings in the background. Bar and Restaurant of the hotel. Chairs arranged at hotel sidewalk café. man pulls hand cart and another rides bicycle through the square. Dog approaches camera, for a moment.
Departing passengers and luggage crowd sidewalk outside of Gare d'Orsay train station in Paris, shortly before Battle of France in World War 2. Automobiles jam the street in front of the station. Travelers include very old people and families. Two women carry babies. View of the Champ Elysees at night. Cars and lights in shops.
Brigadier General Benjamin D Foulois, Chief of Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, seen together with a group of United States Army Air Service officers in France during World War I. They look at DH-4 aircraft. Group of Air Service officers pose for photographs. They play slapstick jokes on each other as they pose. Plane in the background. They talk and laugh during group photograph. A still photograph of a group of early United States Navy pilots.
Inauguration of the office of the President of the United States. John F. Kennedy at desk. A large crowd gathers at Pennsylvania Avenue to witness the swearing in ceremony of President Kennedy in Washington D.C., United States. Vice President Lyndon Johnson being sworn in followed by Kennedy. Chief Justice of Supreme Court makes Kennedy take the oath of office of the President. Kennedy being congratulated by Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. Kennedy in his speech emphasizes on the adherence to human rights and warns Soviet Union against their increasing influence in Latin American countries. He talks about protecting the interests of these nations. President Kennedy enjoys lunch with other dignitaries. A procession leads the new President to the White House. Kennedy reviews a parade by the soldiers. A patrol boat float at the parade. President and the first lady attend a ball at Columbia armory.
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