Snow covered streets in New York City. People walk past shops on 5th Avenue. People do window shopping. Leather bags , costumes and hats on sale inside the shops. Snow covered on cars parked along the side of a street in New York City. Snow covered areas and leafless trees.
Standing in front of a statue honoring William McKinley at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo, Ohio, in 1920, two United States Civil War veterans in uniform read the 'New York Times' dated September 19, 1901. The headline reads 'Mr McKinley's body in his old home'. Cut to footage from shortly after President McKinley's death in 1901, with citizens, police and constabularies on horse back gathered outside the Milburn Residence in Buffalo, New York, where McKinley died. President William Mc Kinley's body is carried out of the house in a coffin. McKinley's funeral procession leaving the Milburn residence. Cut back to 1920 and the men standing beside the statue of President McKinley at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo, Ohio.
Busy street scene in downtown Buffalo, New York, with Niagara Square and the McKinley Monument in background. Pedestrians, cars, buses, and police directing traffic. Delegates from Pan American Congress of Journalists arriving in buses to observe grain flour mills in operation in Buffalo, New York. The buses cross over railroad tracks in an industrial factory area. Scene changes to farmers working in wheat fields, primarily in the American plains and west areas, and using threshing machines in wheat harvesting. Animated map depicts transportation of wheat across the United States for processing, with some being shipped on the Great Lakes to Buffalo for processing. Giant ships and tugboats in harbor area beside wheat processing mills in Buffalo. Views of wheat grain being emptied from ship holds with shovels on ropes being used to push wheat toward exit area. Grain elevator with wheat funneling downward. Slate notes (in Spanish) that the wheat is then converted into flour for the bread of the nation. View inside wheat processing plant in Buffalo as industrial machinery with belt drives converts the wheat to flour.
Scenes from the "The American Queen of Beauty ' pageant in New York City, United States, in October 1934. (The "Miss America" pageant was not held in 1934 due to Great Depression financial troubles that affected the pageant in 1933. This "American Queen of Beauty" pageant was sponsored by Madison Square Garden, and held only this one time, in 1934). Contestants in swim suits move around the judges. The judges consisting of experts are seated on the center of the stage. Helen Mack, who was Miss New York State, is seen being given the title of American Queen of Beauty after she defeated 3,000 girls from 30 states. She holds the silver winner's cup.
A football game between Columbia Lions and Yale in New Haven, Connecticut. A large crowd gathers at a stadium to witness the football game. Both the teams battle it out in the field. Columbia Lions defeats Yale 12-6 to win the game. After the game New York undergraduates enter the field and take away the goal post.
Motorcyclists perform stunts in Lockport, New York. Motorcyclists from America and Canada move up a steep slope on a rough road in Lockport, New York. People look on. Motorcyclists move up the slope but fail and fall.
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