Various activities of tourists during winter vacations in Miami, Florida. Man sits in hotel room and reads newspaper. Headline refers to Miami gambling. He smiles. He take down notes in a notebook. A woman brings a tea pot and a cup. She sits and pours tea in the cup. She hands it over to the man. Man drinks from the cup. Man makes notes while drinking. Woman sits and talks.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt cuts his vacation short and returns to the mainland United States to visit a dentist. President Roosevelt on board ship USS Potomac (AG-25) sailing to Miami, Florida. President Roosevelt standing holding the arm of his son (likely James or Elliott). President Roosevelt and entourage in a car in motorcade, crowd at the side of road waving to him. President at railway station, surrounded by a huge gathering in Miami, as train pulls away from station.
Grady Nix rides a motorcycle upside down in a locked cage with his wife, in Miami Beach, Florida. Exterior of the locked spherical cage in Miami Beach. Spectators stand around the cage. Grady Nix rides a motorcycle all around and upside down in the locked cage as Mrs. Nix sits calmly in the center of the round cage (the "globe of death"). The spectators watch the stunt performed by Nix. The couple stand and are cheered by crowd after the stunt.
An air show at Miami Municipal Airport in Miami, Florida. A huge crowd gathered to watch the show. Flags of various countries on poles. The 11th All American Air Maneuvers performs different stunts with aircraft. A fleet of service airplanes fly in formation. Three aircraft fly leave trails of smoke to form designs in the sky.
The college football Orange Bowl of 1944 between Louisiana State University and Texas A&M University Aggies in Miami, Florida, at the Miami Orange Bowl. The crowd in the stands of Orange Bowl Stadium. Band and flag corps march on the field carrying flags of various nations. A large float of a bald eagle with a crowned young woman rides atop the float. The game in progress. A cheering crowd in the stands. Highlights shown include two rushing touchdowns by LSU's Steve Van Buren and a passing touchdown by A&M. Louisiana State University beats Texas A&M University Aggies by a score of 19-14.
Information being received from the Joint Hurricane Warning Center on teletype in the office of the WTVJ television station in Miami, Florida. A reporter in the TV studio broadcasts the latest information. A Miami resident placing protective plywood panels over windows of his home. A WB-29A of the USAF 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Hurricane Hunters) in flight over water.
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