A freighter in foreground,and a troop transport ship, docked at a U.S.Army Transport Service Terminal during World War 1. (A large oceanliner seen berthed on opposite side of the terminal.) U.S. Army troops jam the lower decks of the troop ship as she prepares to get underway to France. Three twenty-man life rafts hang on the side of the troop ship and an American flag flies at her stern. Scene shifts to American Expeditionary Forces boarding a very large Navy transport ship at Hoboken, New Jersey. Some troops with all their gear, climb a steep gangway to an upper deck, while others, below, walk a level gangway to a lower deck.
Newsreel clip looking back at the life of baseball's greatest player, Babe Ruth, after his death from cancer on August 16, 1948. Ruth speaks to the camera. Outside view of Yankee Stadium (1 E 161 St, Bronx, NY 10451, United States) in New York. Young boys watch the game in the stands. Babe Ruth swats a home run. Spectators stand and cheer as Ruth runs around the bases. Ruth wipes his face with a towel. Ruth surrounded by two police officers and large group of children, eating hot dogs and ice cones. Ruth gives a baseball bat to a young boy (possibly a polio victim). An older Ruth climbs out of a 1940s-style car, walks into a doctor's office. A group of boys sitting outside on the steps, waiting to get a glimpse of Babe Ruth. The scene shifts to Ruth's late-in-life visit to Yankee Stadium. Ruth puts on his old #3 Yankee uniform, knocks on his locker in the locker room, and emerges from the tunnel to a huge ovation from fans. He tips his cap, stands on field as Yankees pay tribute.
A film titled 'Lower Broadway'. The sidewalk along Broadway in New York City is crowded with people. There is traffic on the streets and many people crossing the street between streetcars and horses. Numerous electric street cars seen running on Broadway while horse drawn street car moves on cross street, where there is no underground third rail. The horse drawn street car has wording on the side, "Cortlandt and Fulton Street Ferries". Lots of commercial horse carriage and wagon traffic.
A college football match between USC (University of Southern California) and Army teams, held at Yankee Stadium in New York. The players seen on the field playing the game as snow is falling. The game is won by University of Southern California as they score 28 points against Army who scores 6 points. USC team marches ahead to the Rose Ball game. Huge crowd gathered to watch the game. Crowd stands and cheers the players.
A film titled 'Military Airplane History'. Samuel Pierpont Langley's Tandem monoplane 'Aerodrome' at Hammondsport in New York. Langley's Aerodrome ready to fly. Men gathered on beach. Aerodrome flying over water.
Dr. Albert F. Zahm performs the first static sand test in United States at Hammondsport in New York. Experimental set-up seen for the tests.
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