Development of New Towns in Siberia. Scenes of the new town of Angarsk, in Irutsk Oblast, Eastern Siberia, Russia. A forest region. Buildings under construction. Cranes being used for construction. A man works on controls. People walk on streets in the background. Roads being constructed. A tram on tracks. People get off the tram. Cars and people on the street. Women stand in a balcony and talk. A residential area. Children play with mud. They make different things out of clay. A building with a hall inside the building. Chandelier hangs from the roof. Women walk on the pathway. People on streets. Buildings in the background.
Wiley Post hands a can of exposed film to a Pathe News representative while standing in front of his Winnie Mae airplane. Closeup of Pathe News logo with the words 'Winnie Mae Round the World Filght' on Wiley Post's airplane. Wiley Post waves to camera as he enters his plane. Wiley Post wears an early pressure suit fitted with a metal helmet.
American film stars of the silent screen arrive at the preview of the Universal International film, 'The Hollywood Story' in New York, USA. American actor James Neil Hamilton receives a scroll from New York's Walter Shirley. Cast and crew of the film present at the eve including William Barnum and Francis X Bushman. Scenes from the preview of the film at the Academy Awards Theater in Hollywood, California. Several renowned Hollywood stars arrive at the preview.
The baseball New York Giants at spring training in Phoenix, March 1954. This team would win the National League pennant and sweep the World Series in four straight games. Fans watch from the stands as two players warm up. Manager Leo Durocher (L) talks to his coaches: Herman Franks, Frank Shellenback, and Freddie Fitzsimmons. Close up of a smiling Durocher. Unknown player and future Hall of Famer Willie Mays do a mock army drill with baseball bats. Announcer notes Mays is returning from army service and is expected to be a big help to the Giants. Pitchers warm up, including new acquisition Johnny Antonelli, second from left.
A new J-Class yacht ready to go down the ways at Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. On her stern are the words: "Ranger, Newport." (She will be the last J-Class yacht to defend the America's Cup in races.) Shipyard workers begin removing stays from the Ranger's hull. Owner, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, descends ladder from cockpit of the yacht. Vanderbilt's wife, Gertrude "Gertie" Vanderbilt, stands beside the new yacht, holding a bouquet of flowers. From below, she strikes a bottle of champagne on the bow of the Ranger, to christen her. The yacht Ranger goes quickly down the ways into the water. Using a derrick, shipyard workers lower the Ranger's 154 foot mast into place, as Harold Vanderbilt watches.
Celebration of 'Victory over Japan' (VJ) day in Honolulu, Hawaii. Crowd of service men and civilians gathered for the celebration. Crowd celebrates on the street. USO building in view. People stand on the roof top of a building. Sailors on the street. News boy sells papers consisting of the VJ Day peace news.
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