Christening of Japan Air Lines (Japan Airlines) new transpacific DC-7 aircraft in San Francisco, California. A Shinto priest performs a blessing for aircraft. The Shinto priest leave offering. San Francisco's Mayor George Christopher's wife (Tula Sarantitis) christens Japan Air Lines new transpacific Douglas DC-7 transport aircraft. Mrs. Tula Sarantitis-Christopher scoops from a wooden bucket with melted snow from Mount Fuji using a Chōzubachi dipper. Mrs. Sarantitis-Christopher ritually purifies the new Japan Air Lines aircraft.
Japanese Crown Prince Akihito and fellow pupils go to a school in Japan. Prince Akihito and fellow pupils arrive at the Gakushuin, a school for children of Japanese nobility and wealth. Students greet their teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Vining. They enter a classroom and take their seats. Book racks in the background. An American teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Vining, teaches them the three R's. Prince Akihito and other pupils take down notes. A woman, wearing a kimono, serves them tea. Crown Prince Akihito and his classmates laugh.
Spectators puzzled by a modern art display in Spain. The spectators watch a rotating modern art painting. A man rotates a frame and places it on a wall. Another man takes off his spectacles and looks at the display of modern art paintings. A woman touches and spins an art piece. A sculpture placed on a table. Two men look at a painting and it seems to disappear when seen from different angles.
An ice hockey match in New York. A large crowd of spectators gathered. The ice hockey match between the New York Rangers and the Black Hawks begins. The spectators cheer for the players. The New York Rangers win the match against the Black Hawks.
Lake freighters stuck in ice in Lachine,Quebec, Canada. The lake freighters are stuck in ice bound Lachine and Soulanges canals. A ship moves slowly over ice. Smoke comes out from chimneys. 'Canada Steamship Lines' written on the side of the ship. Men remove ice from a dock.
On December 7, 1936, five days after its first flight in history, the Boeing Y1B-17, then the world's largest bomber aircraft, suffered considerable damage when its brakes seized during landing, and it nosed over. The damaged aircraft is seen being towed. Obvious damage includes propellers and nose section of the aircraft.
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