The 71st Infantry Regiment of the 44th Division, New York / New Jersey National Guard arrive at a Fort Dix, N.J. for training. Guardsmen and new recruits coming out of train at railroad station. They march towards the camp. They are seen erecting tents and setting up a complete camp on the field. Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum, First Army commander, in glasses, wearing campaign hat, and Major General Clifford R. Powell, 44th Division commander, wearing garrison cap, pose in front of the Fort Dix Officers Club. Soldiers taking their belongings to the tents. KPs and mess attendant peel potatoes for a meal. One soldier sets up as a barber and shaves others. After camp is set up, some soldiers are seen resting on cots inside their tents. (World War II period).
Sightseers and several parked cars are seen on one bank of the Tacoma Narrows. They are watching undulations of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, called "Galloping Gertie" in the State of Washington, United States. Scene shifts to the bridge roadway as vibrations and oscillations increase leading to the total destruction of the the bridge. Pulsating winds blowing through the narrows caused vibrations of the bridge to reach its natural resonance frequency resulting in increased amplitude of oscillations until the structure was destroyed. Leonard Coatsworth, a Tacoma newspaper editor, is seen walking from the bridge near its end after abandoning his car, which is still on the bridge, until it collapses.
Prince Edward (formerly King Edward VIII), Duke of Windsor, and wife Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, arrive in New York. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor sit on a couch at their Waldorf-Astoria suite (301 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States). Cameramen arrive at the place to take the photographs and record them. The Duke and the Duchess of Windsor pose for the cameras.
A football match between Georgia and Columbia in New York. A large crowd gathers in a stadium to watch the match. The match in progress. People watch the match. Players discuss with the referee. Georgia wins the match by 7-3.
U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at his home, Springwood, in Hyde Park, New York. The President is seated at a desk in his study, as he examines postage stamps in his collection. He has several books of stamps and examines them with the aid of a magnifying glass.
Newly reelected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt seated at a card table in the garden of his home, Springwood, at Hyde Park, New York. A black Labrador retriever dog sits near the President, who pets him. The dog puts a paw on the table and then walks away. The President proceeds to sign a number of letters thanking supporters for congratulatory telegrams they sent upon his reelection.
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