People sit on chairs at a ceremony at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington DC. General John J Pershing cuts cake for Red Cross Fund drive, using a sword. Red Cross symbol represented on cake with candles. Elderly nurse woman wearing scarf on head which has embroidered Red Cross sign. The event was a fundraiser for a new memorial chapel. Scenes are from a May 1961 newsreel showing events 25 years earlier.
Large crowd gathers in Baltimore for a horse race. Horses racing on the track as people watch. Bold Venture, the horse wins Preakness Stakes. From a 1961 newsreel showing events from 25 years earlier.
American President Franklin D Rossevelt in car during his first official visit of a U.S. President to Canada in Quebec. Soldiers on horses escort Presidential cavalcade. President address gathering. Large crowd hears the President.
Scene of Vimy Ridge War Memorial in Pas-de-Calais, France. King Edward the Eighth goes to inaugurate the War Memorial. Military officers gather to see inauguration. King Edward unveils the Figure of Canada on Vimy Ridge Memorial. Large crowd gathered to see ceremony.
Players during a polo match at Olympic Riding and Driving Club in Seattle, Washington. The polo field dedicated to the memory of Will Rogers. People stand in front of Will Rogers bronze relief.
Orphans eat food provided by Jack Dempsey in Long Beach, New York. Orphan children in queue for food. Dempsey pours milk in glass. A boy eats a hot dog.
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