American athletes take part in various track and field events held at the new Randall's island Stadium on Randall's Island in New York. The athletes, including Jesse Owens, compete to secure their place in the America's Olympic team. Shows athletes taking part in various events including high jump, running races, long jump, hurdles, etc. Thousands of spectators cheer from the stands.
Stunt pilot flies his plane close to ground at a show in Bustleton, Pennsylvania. His plane clips the long ribbon held by assistants. The pilot poses for the camera beside his plane after performing the stunt successfully.
Hundreds of orphan children stand in long queues outside the Branford Theater in Newark, New Jersey. Children donated free movie tickets by Warner Brothers. Children wave at the camera.
A new high capacity steam truck demonstrated at Bluefield in West Virginia, USA. The manufacturer's name, ' THE SENTINEL WAGGON WORKS LTD, SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND ' written on the truck. The loaded truck moves uphill. Additional information on this truck: This is the Sentinel S4 steam waggon, Number 9095. Built 1933 by Sentinel Waggon Works, Shrewsbury, England and exported as a demonstration vehicle to the USA with a works driver. Within a short time the vehicle was involved in an accident and overturned, requiring it to be returned to the UK. Many of the salvageable parts, especially those used to convert it to left hand drive were then fitted to a 6 wheel waggon No 9142 which was sent as a replacement. This vehicle was later purchased by the Pocahontas Coal Company of New Bedford. After a very short working life it was displayed at the Long Island Motor Museum, and Steamtown before being reaptriated to the UK in 2003.
Two weeks after its capture by the U.S.3rd Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Regiment, at the end of World war 2, in Europe, U.S. soldiers explore Obersalzberg air raid shelter tunnels connecting Hotel zum Turken and Hitler's residence at the Berghof, Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. U.S. Army soldier browses through Adolf Hitler's sacked offices and musical recording collection. Major General Maxwell Taylor, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division, is seen descending a long stairway into the tunnel complex that was one of Hitler's bunkers.
Men, women, and children gathered at a hops farm in World War 1. The happy workers, possibly from Kent, or migrant "hoppers" from London on a "hopping holiday" work together to harvest hops. The row is filled with busy hoppers of all ages. Bin men with long poles pluck hop-laden vines from the high-growing plants. Children and women separate hop cone flowers from plants, gathered over bushel baskets. A woman pulls a hand cart between rows of hop plants.
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