General Hugh Drum and Admiral Andrews attend an Army-Navy benefit horse race at Belmont Park (2150 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, NY 11003, United States) in New York, USA. Thousands of spectators cheer from their stands. The Belmont Stakes derby event begins. Horses gallop in the race. Crowd cheers for their favorite racehorses.
Wind swept forest fire destroys thousands of acres of woods near the Atlantic City in New Jersey, United States. Fire fighters work day and night to fight the blazing forest inferno.
Professional golf tournament at the Westchester Country Club in New York, United States. Spectators at the club to watch the tournament. Several golfers seen playing including Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus. People use binoculars to have a clear view. Arnold Palmer hits the ball. Palmer's "heavy following" of fans ("Arnie's Army") seen racing forward for a spectator position at the last green to watch Palmer. Paul Harney hits the ball. Palmer ends upon the 72nd hole in a tie with Harney. They go into a sudden death playoff in which Palmer wins after Harney misses his putt and, while "Arnie's Army holds its collective breath," Palmer sinks his putt. Palmer and Harney shake hands. They both pose for cameras.
The New York world's fair of 1939 - 1940. People gather on the fairgrounds. Streamline train on display. People watching the railroad train. AT&T building, United States Steel building, Westinghouse, Goodrich, Chrysler, General Motors and Ford buildings in view. Entrance to Ford building. Statue of Mercury. Interiors of the entrance hall. People watch various displays. A couple looks at Ford, Lincoln, and Lincoln Zephyr cars outside the building. They look at Henry Ford's first gasoline-powered engine on display. Crowd look at a huge mobile mural by Henry Billings. They move through hall as they look at exhibits. They watch the main exhibit-'Ford Cycle of Production'. The steps involved in the production process of Ford being displayed at the fair
United States Post Office Department operations seen in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. A postal office employee operates the Pneumatic tubes system for tranporting mail pieces. He lifts a cylindrical container and places in into a Pneumatic tube for transit.
Lynda Johnson at the christening of a vessel at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York, United States. U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda Bird Johnson is accompanied by her sister Luci Baines Johnson at the christening of a vessel in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Several Naval Officers with Lynda Johnson. Two vessels in view. Officers aboard the vessel. Lynda Bird Johnson with her sister and a Naval Officer aboard the vessel. Lynda Johnson presides over the christening of the troop transport. The guests at the ceremony seated as they witness the event.
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