A ski-jump erected at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Participants of ski jumping performs. Gathering at Boston Garden cheering the participants.
Army officials demonstrate barrage balloons at a field near Akron in Wingfoot lake, Ohio. Air balloons of various shapes can be seen.
Pre launch preparation of a big cargo vessel 'Alcoa Pennant' at Long Beach, California. Launch of the cargo vessel in sea is witnessed by a huge crowd. Views of Alcoa Pennant in sea.
Fiorello Henry La Guardia, Mayor of the City of New York, speaks with large group of citizens, including a number of clergymen (seen at front of auditorium) regarding matters related to the City Fire Department. In separate scene,likely in the Borough of Queens, New York City firemen give citizen volunteers a chance to experience some aspects of firefighting. Several citizens line up and learn how to discharge ordinary fire extinguishers, such as found in public buildings, like schools. Volunteers experience what it is like to wear protective firefighting gear. With help from a Fire Department Officer (in white cap) several volunteers try to control a high pressure hose and direct water onto a pile of debris set up for the occasion. (World War II period).
An elderly woman named Mrs. Sarah Weyand knitting a sock in Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Weyland knits a sock a day to contribute for Red Cross and British war relief in World War II.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt receiving an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Washington College, located in Chestertown Maryland. View of campus of Washington College, President at stage, dons a cap and gown to receive the degree, a huge gathering at the college. Hiram Staunton Brown, Chairman of the Washington College Board, and Washigton College President Gilbert W. Mead also seen with President Franklin Roosevelt.
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