The North American Amateur Speed Races in Saranac Lake in New York. People gather in a large number to watch the race. The participants racing on the race track. People cheering the participants. Buildings in the background
College football game between the US Army cadets of Westpoint and the Colgate University in West Point, New York. A large crowd seated in the grandstand. U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower seated in the grandstand along with other officials. The game in progress. People cheering and applauding. Army wins the game 53-7.
A preview of the Ice Capades of 1956 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. People seated inside a theater. Girls performing ice skating in a rink. Figure skaters performing in front of the people. People applauding and cheering. American figure skater Donna Atwood performing.
The replica of the original studio of the motion pictures in West Orange, New Jersey. People gather to watch the event. Officials unveiling a plaque affixed to the replica of the original studio. The plaque reads: 'This building is a replica of the original 'Black Maria', the world's first motion picture studio. Dedicated to the memory of Thomas Alva Edison, the founder of the Motion Picture Industry'.
Mays department store (owned by J.W. Mays) distributes garments to needy people in Brooklyn, New York, during the Great Depression. People lined up outside the shop. Buildings in the area. Traffic on a street. Some people in the line are unruly and police work to restrain a woman. People get clothes.
The Third Annual Fire Chief Steel Conference in Long Island, New York. Simulation of a jet crash in a residential area. Emphasis on latest methods of coping with blazing jet fuel. Heavy columns of smoke rise up from the wrecked aircraft. The firemen douse the fire with fire hoses.
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