People gathered outside a dirigible hangar building at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, to look at the German zeppelin Hindenburg, parked inside. A railroad train is parked outside the hangar, with smoke rising from its locomotive. The crowd enters the hangar by a side entrance. Crowds entering are monitored by a U.S. Marine.
Several women passengers are assisted disembarking from airship LZ 129 Hindenburg as it moves about above a mobile set of steps. The Hindenburg being rotated on a circular track by ground crew and tractor on rails. U.S. Navy ground crewmen walking beside as it moves. Stern view showing ground crewmen and engines at sides of the Hindenburg. A ground crewman climbs a ladder affixed near the tailwheel and looks inside tail compartment.
Hitchcock scores seven goals in Meadow Brook Polo. He leads his Sands Point team to 14-10 victory over Greentree Four. Polo player Tommy Hitchcock talks with his buddy nearby tents. Match is played between teams. Hitchcock scores a goal in end.
A commuter train falls from 50 feet into the Newark Bay through a half open drawbridge. An estimated forty persons die in the railroad accident. Cars of train fallen in the bay. A car dangling from the bridge over the bay waters. Rescue boats and divers try to rescue the victims of the accident. Police officers in a boat inspect the area after the accident. A large crowd of people on shore watch the relief and rescue activities by authorities.
Baseball immortals gather at Yankee Stadium, on July 30, 1955, for the annual Old Timers day. Players welcomed onto field. Ty Cobb shakes hands with fan in stands. Shots of participating players including Yankees' Joe DiMaggio, Cubs' Gabby Hartnett, Dodgers' Burleigh Grimes and White Sox' Ted Lyons. Players in dugout include A's Jimmy Foxx (with bat), and at far right, NY Giants' Bill Terry talking with Boston Braves' Tommy Holmes. 89-year old Cy Young sits and smokes a pipe. Shots of Yankees' great 1940s outfield of Charlie Keller, Joe DiMaggio and Tommy Heinrich. Shots of fans in stands. Yankees' current manager Casey Stengel accepts birthday cake from newspaper writers. Old Timers game in progress, players come around to score.
AFL President Samuel Gompers along with Hugh Frayne, General Organizer of the American Federation of Labor, and AFL Secretary Frank Morrison. The three men seen shaking hands and posing for cameras. Views of parade in Buffalo. Gompers rides in a car during the Parade convention. President Wilson, in attendance for the parade in Buffalo, enters building along with the First Lady, Mrs. Wilson. U.S. Army troops in formation enter building. President Wilson and Mrs Wilson depart in a car. Cars in parade with U.S. Army soldiers marching beside.
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