Elderly women participate in a beauty contest for grandmothers at Steeplechase Park (1739 Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY 11224, United States) in Coney Island, New York. Old women in black Maillot-style swimsuits parade by the pool side. A midget clown interrupts the swimsuit portion of the pageant by dancing with a grandmother contestant. Mrs. Matilda Gebhard presented the winner's trophy. Mrs. Gebhard smiles as she holds her trophy and other grandmothers cheer for her.
A film about means of transportation from ancient times to the modern in the United States. An electric railroad train moves along a heavily electrified track in Long Island, New York. The train pulls up at a station. Passengers gathered at the station.
Annual visit of the directors at the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital (Saranac Lake, NY 12983, United States) in Saranac Lake, New York. A car moves towards the Will Rogers Memorial hospital building. Trees on either side of the way. A sign board seen outside the building. Directors get out of the car and move inside the hospital. Directors and guests visit to review the annual progress report, expansion of the hospital and research facility. A man points at the x-ray films of the ribs. The directors attend the session. A statue of Will Rogers. The directors tour the hospital building.
Models show off the latest fall fashion at the Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park (2150 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, NY 11003, United States) in New York. Models display the fall fashion collection of Hattie Carnegie. After the fashion show, the Woodward Stakes began. Models wear plaid and tweed coats by Hattie Carnegie. Large crowd of spectators gathered at Belmont Park. Racehorse Dedicate with Jockey Bill Hartack wins the Woodward Stakes. Mrs. William Woodward awards the trophy to the winner.
British ship Silverash burns at a pier in Brooklyn, New York, United States. British ship Silverash after it caught fire at the pier. Fire fighters on the deck of the ship. A snow cover on the railings on the deck of the ship. Water being released from the ship.
Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Long Island, New York which is dedicated to study of animal diseases. Visitors and employees of the United States Department of Agriculture board a ferry in Long Island and head for Plum Island. View of dock as ferry approaches. A sign reads 'U.S.D.A. Plum Island Animal Disease Laboratory'. Personnel pass the ferry dock area to enter the guarded gates on Plum Island. Regular employees show passes to enter. The personnel leave the bus used for transportation from the gates to the working area. The employees after entering the building divide into three groups and head for three different locker rooms. Doors of the locker rooms painted red. The employees get rid of their belongings and clothes and proceed through a turnstile to the next locker room to put on a complete set of laboratory clothing. They enter a laboratory to carry out tests.
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