Wedell-Williams Model 44 airplane makes a landing at New York. Colonel Roscoe Turner with his signature mustache looks out from the cockpit of the aircraft at the end of his flight. Then plane has a number 57 on it, representing his marketing partnership with "Heinz 57" food company. He set a new speed record, covering the distance between Detroit and Brooklyn New York in 1 hour and 47 minutes, at an average of 308 miles per hour.
Fashionable New York housewives wearing designer cocktail dresses at home. Two women having tea outdoors. A woman in rose printed dress prepares supper. A housewife wearing a pearl necklace and a Bill Blass chiffon cocktail dress. The woman prepares cocktails in the kitchen as, narrator says, she awaits the arrival of the man of the house. Another woman wears a red chiffon dress with marabou stole while showing a bottle of champagne.
Models in college girl fashion in 1957. A pair of female college students stroll in the corridors of New York University. One of the students is wearing a suede hoodie and slacks. Another girl is wearing a hooded trench coat. College student wearing a hoodie smiles as she takes notes. College student takes off her trench coat. Young women pose in fashionable campus wear for autumn.
Couple in a car at automobile show in New York featuring the latest in modern 1950's vehicles. Crowd surrounds cars at auto show. Couple in the car smiles. Men and women getting into cars displayed at the car show.
Athletes walk along a rope at a height of 75 feet in New Jersey. Men walk along the rope with long poles. Crowd watches the show as one man is blindfolded to walk along the rope. In France, a former trapeze artist walks on his hands and covers six miles a day.
Bikers ride the bikes up the dirt hill for the U.S. Hill-Climbing Title. One biker falls from the motorbike while racing. Winner crosses the finish line.
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