Arrival of displaced persons and refugees of World War 2 in New York, after the war. Men, women, and children arriving at New York City on May 20, 1946 after a voyage that departed Bremerhaven Germany on May 11, 1946. People greet relatives at the dock in New York. Two young men and a girl stand together and show the concentration camp tattoos on their arms. The tattoo numbers are A9496 on the young man with the hat, A13889 on the girl, and B3073 on the young man without a hat. The young man with tattoo B3073 is Berel Gola (later called Bernard Gola) a 20 year old Jewish man from Poland. He had been imprisoned by the Nazis at Treblinka and at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, where he received the tattoo. A woman and a man holding a young girl stand. Women holding children stand by. A man holding a young child. People debarking from the ship. People crowd at the dock. They meet their relatives. People stand behind a fence. A woman greets her relative. An emotional woman cries when reunited with relatives.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt's J-class yacht Ranger wins America's Cup in Newport, Rhode Island. Yachts sail in water during the race. Ranger underway. Crew members on the Ranger during the race. A woman and a man on a yacht. The woman looks through binoculars. A man smokes a cigar. Aerial view of the yacht sailing. Ranger wins the race by defeating Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith's Endeavour II by 4-0. The crew of the Ranger poses.
Wheat harvesting in Wala Wala, Washington. A wheat field. A farmer harvesting his wheat field. Mules pulling up a harvester. A combine harvester in operation.
American ventriloquist Edgar Bergen stands with his mannequin Charlie McCarthy near a desk. Hollywood executive producer Charles R. Rogers seated at a desk. He draws a contract for starring roles in new Universal pictures. A close up Charlie and Bergen. They both talk. They look at Rogers drawing the contact. A man enters the room. Roger hands over the contract to Edgar Bergen. Charlie McCarthy and Bergen look at the contract. They talk to the man. A close up of Charlie McCarthy and Bergen. Bergen talks to the two men inside the room and laughs.
The Massachusetts Handicap horse race at Suffolk Downs in Boston, Massachusetts. Spectators in the stands. The horses moving towards the starting point. The spectators cheer. The race starts. The horses running on the race track. The spectators watching the race. Seabiscuit wins the race.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower during a defense budget talk at the Winter White House in Augusta, Georgia. A sign reads 'Augusta National Golf Club'. The Winter White House. U.S. Budget director Percival Brundage, U.S. President Eisenhower, U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Erwin Wilson and administrative leaders seated around a table. They discuss nations future defense budget. Wilson urges $2 billion increase in the budget. The members discussing the budget. A close up of Eisenhower.
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