Launching of first liquid fuel rocket on a Staten Island New York beach in 1933. U.S. rocket experimenters including George Edward Pendray launch the first liquid fuel missile. They prepare for launching of the rocket and fill fuel of rocket which is powered with gasoline and liquid oxygen. Missile being launched and its fuel tank explodes due to over heating. Rocket crashes down on beach. Experimenters stand with pieces of the broken rocket. From a November 10, 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
A New York State Police officer questions a woman holding puppies in her hand, in Babylon, Long Island, New York. Armed State Police along with Babylon town police and Sheriff's deputies are on a manhunt. They search in a forest and a house as well. An officer sends a message by radio. Officers make inquiries among residents of the area. Several times officers are seen holding mug shots of the escaped criminal. Police employ a hound in the search. View of the hound looking out the window of a car.
The USA light aircraft Stinson L-5E Sentinel serial number 44-17676 in flight from Smoky Hill Air Force Base in Kansas,United States. A sign reads "Air Rescue Service 62nd AAF BU". The American L-5E Sentinel liaison aircraft takes off on search and rescue training exercise. Snow along side of the runway. The L-5E aircraft flies over snow-covered terrain. The word 'Food' has been written in the snow in a clearing in the forest.
Italian liner Rex in New York City harbor, New York. A vessel in the Atlantic. Italian liner Rex in the Atlantic Ocean. Smoke emanating from the smoke shaft of the liner. Water gushing at the bow of the liner Rex. The liner reaches the harbor in New York City after crossing the Atlantic in record time. Buildings in the New York City visible on the shore. The liner approaching the harbor. Several flags on strings on the mast of the liner.
The 39th Annual Cat Show of the Atlantic Cat Club at the Hotel Taft (152 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019) in New York City. A woman brushes the fur of a Persian cat. Persian cat tries to paw brush while being groomed by its owner. Pet owners holding and cuddling their cats. A bald man with two Persian cats. Persian cats posing. Two Tabby cats posing at a faux forest background during the show.
Launch of two aircraft carriers and a battleship in the United States during World War II. People gathered at shipyards of New York Shipbuilding Corporation for the launch of the USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24). Sponsor Mrs. Thomas Holcomb seen with U.S. Marine Corps General Thomas Holcomb. Mrs. Holcomb christens the ship as it launches. Scene shifts to Fore River Shipyard in Massachusetts and launching of the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17). The aircraft carrier slides down skids into the water. Scene shifts to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on the same day, December 7, 1942, as the launching ceremony for the Battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62). Carolyn Edison, wife of New Jersey Governor Charles Edison is seen christening the ship and it then slides into the water. Two boats underway in the background assist with positioning the Battleship.
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