Destruction caused by a pre-winter blizzard in New York City and in cities all along the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Cars and streets covered with thick snow. A man clears the snow with a shovel. Bulldozer clears the snow on the streets. Buildings on either side of the street. People working to free stuck vehicles.
Famous swimmer Gertrude Ederle in New York City. Gertrude Ederle poses for photographers on the steps of New York City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, United States). She holds a bouquet and a frame. A man standing next to her raises her medal for the photographers. Gertrude Ederle relives her historic New York City reception of 1926 after becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
Trotting Championship in New York, United States. Large crowd of spectators gather. The Trotting Championship begins. Spectators cheer the riders as they ride through the race course.
The March of Dimes Fashion Show in New York, United States. Models walk on a ramp. The guests include Jean Marie MacArthur, wife of Douglas MacArthur, and famous personalities and journalists such as Dorothy Kilgallen and Elsa Maxwell. Gossip columnist and author Elsa Maxwell on the catwalk. Basil O'Connor, President of the National Foundation‐March of Dimes, smokes while talking to celebrity guests. Models pose in evening gowns exhibiting Spring collections from American fashion designers. Spanish artist Salvador Dalí is seen in attendance. 1957 Polio Poster Girl Marlene Olsen walks on the ramp.
Buildings on campus of Beria College, Beria, Kentucky, United States. Students exiting a building, and walking across the campus. Students entering brick classroom buildings. View of a chapel. A substantial residential house, with girls playing on lawn. Man and woman coming out of the house. Large house with long porch. Car parked by fence. Trunks of trees in front yard are white-washed to a height of about 5 feet. Working buildings, with smoke coming out of roof. Truck parked in yard of building. The William Goodell Frost Building at Beria College. Residence halls at the college, and students walking to and from.
A mid-air collision between two airplanes over Carmel, Putnam County, New York. Eastern Air Lines Flight 853 (N6218C), en route from Boston Logan International Airport to Newark International Airport, collided with a Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 42 (N748TW) over Carmel, New York, United States. Police officers observe the damaged wing of the TWA flight’s Boeing 707-131B at JFK Airport. The Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Super Constellation plane crashed on a hill side in Westchester County. Investigating officers observe the charred remains of the plane and its cockpit.
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