Museums in New York City, United States. Cars and buses move along the street, next to Central Park. Art galleries and museums in the city. Exterior view of Metropolitan Museum of Art (1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States). A group of school children visit the 'Metropolitan.' Interior of the museum. Visitors look at the paintings and portraits in view.
Priests bless vehicles at a ceremony at a church in Baldwin, New York. A few priests in a churchyard. A few people beside the garden in front of the Shrine Church of St. Christopher (11 Gale Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510, United States) in Baldwin. An inscription on a stone reads 'Shrine Church of St. Christopher, Baldwin, New York, Patron Saint of Motorists Confraternity. Masses 7-8-9-10, Application blanks for Membership in Baptistry'. A cross on top of the stone. Vehicles parked in a line on a pathway. Men and women on the side of the pathway with the priests in the front. One of the priests sprays holy water on the vehicles and bless the vehicles in the ceremony. The priests proceed to the next vehicle.
Lincoln Square Arcade on fire in New York City, New York. The Lincoln Square arcade, with nearby stores and apartments, on fire. Firemen dousing the fire with giant hoses. A damaged building. Several men on the side of a busy street. Smoke rising from the burning building. Two firemen holding the giant hose and spraying water onto the top floor of the building. The building entirely damaged and the ruins spread in a large area. Smoke rising from the building.
Yale University beats Princeton University in a football match in New Haven, Connecticut. The football match between the Yale University Bulldogs and the Princeton University Tigers. A large crowd of spectators cheer the teams. Yale player Tom Singleton sets a new record. The Bulldogs win the match over the Tigers by a score of 43-22.
Seventeen of the world's best ice skating barrel jumpers compete in the 11th annual competition at Grossinger's Catskill Resort in the Catskill Mountains of New York near the village of Liberty. Skaters are seen circling the ice rink to gain speed, and jumping over lines of barrels. Scenes of jumpers failing to clear all the barrels in their attempts. Only 3 contenders manage to clear 15 barrels. Only one, Jim Waldo, of Portland, Oregon, is seen successfully clearing 16 barrels to win the event. He receives his trophy from New York Yankees Baseball team's star catcher, Yogi Berra.
Mardi Gras event to mark pre-Lenten celebrations in the French Quarter of New Orleans, United States. On the last day of the Mardi Gras event decorative floats move on the streets in New Orleans. The spectators stand on either side of the street cheering for the floats. Krewe participants from floats throw trinkets to spectators. Spectators catch Mardi Gras throws from passing floats.
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