Athletes take part in various track and field events at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. A hurdle race takes place in the background while an athlete pole vaults. Athletes running in a 400 meters event. Close up of athlete Grover Klemmer after he breaks 400 meter world record. 1941.
Newsreel clip of baseball star Joe DiMaggio, "The Yankee Clipper," extending his hitting streak to 42 against the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium in DC. Shot of large crowd in stands, most in white shirts. DiMaggio walks onto the field, kneels in on-deck circle with two bats. Senators pitcher Red Anderson (#18) throws a pitch. DiMaggio (with photographers positioned just a few feet away) hits it into left field for a single. DiMaggio slightly tips his cap at first base, gets pat on the back from first base coach. DiMaggio later comes around to score on another Yankee hit, is welcomed by teammates as he enters the dugout. DiMaggio poses for cameras in clubhouse after the game, a 7-5 Yankees victory. (Note: DiMaggio hitting streak would reach 56 games, which remains a record as of this writing, more than 70 years later.)
People of Anderson perform Blitz demonstrations imitating Hitler's tourist policies in World War II. Several ROTC cadets dressed like Nazi Germans seize factories, offices and key points. Arrested workers made to walk on streets at gun point .Convoy of cars and trucks parades down the city streets . Man imitating Hitler waves to crowd from a convertible while thousands spectate the Blitz. Hitler's double enters radio station and relays a speech to the city. July 1941.
Barney Connelt enters inside cockpit of his tiny Submarine. It submerges into water with only periscope visible. Submarine surfaces and Barney emerges out of cockpit with big smiles. July 1941.
Aquatennial boat parade marks the opening of water sports in Minneapolis. Floats based on various themes on parade in the streets of Minneapolis. Young women on floats wave at crowd. Floats about the Northern Railways and U.S. Defense are followed by a giant fish shaped float that rolls by, followed by a float made to look like a paddle wheel steam ship called "Showboat". Thousands of spectators gather and celebrate.
People of Wilmington Ohio including hundreds of children collect scrap aluminum metal for the War cause during ration effort for World War 2. Small boy throws metal cup toward three Boy Scouts in truck loaded with scrap metal. Scrap metal deposited under banner saying "ALUMINUM FOR DEFENSE". Boy Scouts pose for camera with scrap metal in hands. They add scraps to collected pile.
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