A scarecrow contest in Trenton, New Jersey. Scarecrows standing in a line during a contest organized by a farm and garden association. Men viewing the scarecrows in the contest. A woman holding a funny scarecrow. A man and a woman decorating a scarecrow. A woman demonstrates a scarecrow that has a revolving bird feather hat.
The history of famous airplanes. A Bellanca aircraft in Mineola, New York. A small girl christens the aircraft. She breaks a bottle of champagne over the propeller of the aircraft. A crowd in the background. The three crew members of the aircraft - pilot C. D. Chamberlin, navigator L. W. Bertaud and pilot Bert Acosta pose. The aircraft taxis across an airfield. 'Paris' written on a side beneath the front windows. 'Bellance' written on the tail. The aircraft takes off. The aircraft approaches for a force landing after damaging the left landing gear wheel during the take off. The pilot sets the airplane down on the right gear. The airplane slows down, settles back upon the left wheel which collapses. The aircraft wheels around to the left dragging on a wing tip. Spectators run towards the crashed aircraft. The landing gear is repaired.
Film opens with a Corsair F4U aircraft making a smooth gear- up emergency landing on a runway at the U.S. Naval Air Station New York (Floyd Bennett field) in World War 2. "Royal Navy, JT 229" is stenciled on the rear of its fuselage, identifying it as belonging to that Squadron. The canopy is open and other than for the landing gear malfunction, the pilot and aircraft appear OK. The Corsair's three-bladed propeller is bent and its engine is shut down. The runway appears to have been foamed, and bits of it are raised as the aircraft slides forward. After the aircraft stops, the cameraman moves, and takes up again as firefighters who were already standing by, respond with protective gear and a hose, ready to employ more foam, if necessary. However, the cockpit is empty and a sailor and the plane captain are already checking over the airplane, as firefighters get set up. It is clear they are not needed.
Harness racing Hambletonian held in Goshen, New York. Replica of the trophy. A large crowd gathers in a stadium. A car arrives. The race starts. Sulkies move along the race track. People watch the race. Cars parked in the background. Hoot Mon wins. Owner Frances Dodge Johnson Van Lennep, of Castleton Farm, seen holding the trophy.
Education for African American college students at Xavier University, America's only catholic college for African American youth in New Orleans, Louisiana. Students in a library: They read books for study and research. They deposit the books to the librarian. In the Department of Music: the students learn music. A teacher teaches them and plays a piano. The choir students sing.
African American students at Xavier University, America's only catholic college for African American youth, in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the Department of Home Economics: girls stir a mixture on a stove. The girls pour a liquid into the container on the stove. They stir the mixture.
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