King of Siam, Prajadhipok and his Queen Ramphaiphanni at Scarborough, Briarcliff Manor in New York. Train passes station. Cars parked outside the station. Officers gather to welcome the King. The King and Queen in a balcony. The Queen holds a bouquet and the King tips his hat and waves.
Five women holding the minute hand of the huge clock standing in a queue. Two of the artisans seen carrying the minute hand of the clock. The minute hand is cast in a solid bar of aluminum, weighing 87 pounds, and is 120 inches long. Artisans seen installing the minute hand on the clock face at the top of the 22-story city hall. Camden City Hall with a new clock. Powerful lights behind the dial would make the numerals visible at three miles. A person setting the timings of the clock at 3:14 which further shows time till 3:45.
A benefit basketball game between the skilled and comedic Harlem Globetrotters versus Philadelphia Sphas, held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Globetrotters put on their hilarious show. Meadowlark Lemon and Wilt Chamberlain break up audience with humor during the game that confuses the opposing team and the referees. Roy Campanella, the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team catcher, is seen in the crowd wearing a neck brace while recovering from a car accident. Large crowd of over 18,000 spectators gathers to watch the game.
Children practice baseball in New York. A man guides them. As he squats his pants show a humorous rip in the fabric. The boys exercise and warm up before playing an early spring game. Many of the boys wear oversized baseball uniforms, including many Chicago White Sox uniforms. Building in the background. Cars parked in the background. Baseball bats on the ground. Children take the bats. Elevated view of boys playing sandlot baseball game in Hell's Kitchen. Closeup view of tther children watching the game. A boy makes a hit and rounds the bases, sliding into home base.
View of the 'Daily Worker Newspaper Building' in New York. Man enters the building that houses the Communist Party USA newspaper during World War II. It is also a book shop for workers. Other buildings nearby. Sign board outside the door of a building. Sign in window 'Soviet Powers'. Books in window read 'Labor in war time'. Society note in the window. Daily worker newspapers. Headline of a newspaper: 'Its a rich man's war'.
Communists march in New York City. American flag is carried at head of procession. Protest signs of various kinds carried by the marchers. The event is disrupted by a number of smoke bombs ignited in the streets. However, neither marchers, police, nor spectators seem intimidated. Street car seen. Number of cars and commercial vehicles seen.
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