Hotel staff on strike in San Francisco, California. Exteriors of a hotel. Staff picketing on a street. Abandoned bar and restaurant of the hotel. The manager of the hotel brings in a heavy trunk to a room. A guest makes his own bed. Another man washes his socks in a wash basin.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt catches fish off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas. President Roosevelt with fishing guide Barney Farley and others aboard a boat underway at sea. The President tries to catch a fish. Barney tries to get hold of a fish caught by the President. He holds a 80 pound tarpon. The President smiles.
U.S. aviator Dick Merill leaves for a trans Atlantic flight from New York, United States. A large number of people gather around a Lockheed L10E Electra at an airfield in New York. Cameramen record the event. Crew members fuel the aircraft. Aviator Dick Merill with co pilot Jack Lambie as they look at a map and confer about their trans Atlantic flight. Lockheed L10E Electra taxis and takes off. Aircraft in flight across the Atlantic.
63rd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs race track in Louisville, Kentucky. Nearly 70,000 people gather to watch the Kentucky Derby. Horses run on the track as the race starts. A woman looks through binoculars. War Admiral wins the race. War Admiral's jockey being presented a bouquet of flowers.
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. A girl crowned as Queen Shenandoah being escorted to a podium. Queen Shenandoah seated in a chair as she smiles. Decorated floats at a parade. A sign on a float reads 'Shenandoah Apples for the World'. People lined up along a road to watch the parade.
Employment for African American citizens provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York, United States, during the Great Depression. African American people sit and stand on stairs beside row houses in the background. A man looks at notice board of the Employment Agency. Man walks past glossary store and look at goods. Dejected looking African American men and women stand in a bread line or assistance line for unemployed. Several scenes showing African American citizens who have received jobs through the WPA: Teacher writes on black board. African American woman typist, musician playing accordian, painter, brick layer, cook making food, and nurse at work caring for a child.
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