Suburban Handicap horse race at Belmont Park, New York. Horses come out of the gates to run on a turf track. Spectators cheer during the race. Colt Eight Thirty wins the 54th running of Suburban handicap. He beats horse named Can't Wait by a length.
Aviator Jimmie Mattern in Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Jimmie Mattern boards the aircraft and takes off for his trip across the Atlantic. Crowd watches as the young Texas pilot takes off.
Young American Boy Scouts camp for the first outdoor convention in North Kansas City, Missouri. Scouts march with flags on a field. A closeup view of a scoutmaster or scout leader is shown. The scouts demonstre various outdoor skills. A scout starts a fire using a bow drill. Two boys peel potatoes for a meal. They cut vegetables and cook food over a fire. Scouts pitch tents and two scouts are seen sleeping in a tent.
Glimpse of automobiles parked outside the Hotel Statler in Detroit, Michigan. Camera pans up to the top of the hotel. Then the scene fades to a busy street outside Ford Motor Company plant during shift change.
Funeral of Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral (5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States) in New York City. Street level, exterior view of St. Patrick's Cathedral. View of interior of the cathedral, as the funeral mass is being conducted. The altar and numerous candles lit for the famed conductor. A statue of the Virgin Mary and candles in an altar. Pallbearers carry the coffin from the cathedral and place it into a hearse. The back of the hearse covered with floral tributes.
Arturo Toscanini conducts orchestra and chorus in Verdi's Hymn of the Nations, at NBC's Studio 8-H, New York City. The NBC Symphony orchestra includes typical instruments plus harp. Tenor Jan Peerce is joined by the Westminster Choir onstage. Among other national themes, the performance includes British and American national anthems, concluding with the latter. (Note: This film was produced by the U.S. Office of War Information.)
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