View of the funeral procession of President Theodore Roosevelt, following his death two days earlier on January 6, 1919. Point of view shot from moving car in procession looking backward toward other cars in the procession. Funeral procession and crowd gathered outside Christ Church Episcopal Parish (61 E Main St, Oyster Bay, NY 11771, United States) in Oyster Bay New York. The Reverend Doctor George E. Talmage seen briefly at door beside hearse automobile, and then President Roosevelt's casket draped with an American flag is seen being placed in the hearse. A uniformed Boy Scout stands by in the foreground. William H Taft, Charles E Hughes, and General Leonard Wood walk in the funeral procession exiting the church. President Roosevelt is buried in Oyster Bay, New York.
Funeral of Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral (5th Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States) in New York City. Street level, exterior view of St. Patrick's Cathedral. View of interior of the cathedral, as the funeral mass is being conducted. The altar and numerous candles lit for the famed conductor. A statue of the Virgin Mary and candles in an altar. Pallbearers carry the coffin from the cathedral and place it into a hearse. The back of the hearse covered with floral tributes.
Arturo Toscanini conducts orchestra and chorus in Verdi's Hymn of the Nations, at NBC's Studio 8-H, New York City. The NBC Symphony orchestra includes typical instruments plus harp. Tenor Jan Peerce is joined by the Westminster Choir onstage. Among other national themes, the performance includes British and American national anthems, concluding with the latter. (Note: This film was produced by the U.S. Office of War Information.)
World War 2 era newsreel clip notes that each of the two major leagues in baseball have more than 260 men in the armed forces serving in the war. View of NY Giants pitcher Bill Voiselle (#17), Boston Braves pitcher Al Javery (#18) and others who continued playing during the war. Announcer poses trivia question -- who is the all-time National League leader in home runs, walks, runs, and three other categories? Viewers given five choices to consider while clock ticks. The answer? Not Ty Cobb -- it's the New York Giants' player-manager Mel Ott, seen hitting with his distinctive kick swing and running to first base.
On Utah and Mormonism (LDS or Latter Day Saints). Dramatization of the Mormon migration, showing large wagon train crossing prairies and wagons, horses, and cowboys crossing a river; scenes of snow covered mountains as people continue westward; view of people overlooking Salt Lake City valley. Mormon people farming, locust attack on farms and people massed together beating down locusts with shovels. Depiction of seagulls arriving in mass to destroy the locusts. Actual footage showing elevated view of Salt Lake City including Mormon Temple, Temple Square, and Utah State Capitol building in the mid 1940s. View of Fort Douglas building in Utah. Sign on board reads 'Separation Center Fort Douglas'. U.S. Army soldier at the separation center in Fort Douglas after his return from duty in World War 2. Army corporal receives a certificate that reads 'United States Army Honorable Discharge'. U.S. Army Corporal with his wife.
Women swimmers compete in Women's AAU Swimming and Diving Championship at Zach Bay. Woman diver dives from a diving platform in Jones Beach. Woman diver poses after the dive. Women competitors break several World records in the National Championship.
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