Preparations before the first transatlantic flight from New York, United States.. A United States Navy flying boat Curtiss NC stationed. Aircraft in front of a hangar. Three aircraft on ramp being prepared for flight. A sailor hands supplies to a man in the cockpit. Men climb down from an aircraft. Naval officer walks in front of men of the Aero Oceanic Cruise standing in attention and shakes hands with them. A group of military men salute. Commander of the USS Langley (CV-1) John Henry Towers. Curtiss NC-3 taxis on water. Curtiss NC-4 with engines warming up as the aircraft taxis on water. Curtiss NC-1 taxis on water. Curtiss NC-1 in flight.
"Springwood," the family home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in Hyde Park, New York. Views of the mansion during FDR's presidency. Guards stationed at the front entrance drive and in several small guard stands near the house. Guards seated in front of the guard stands and talking with a visitor. View of the nearby foothills and the drop into the Hudson Valley where the Hudson River and a distant bridge over the river are visible. Views of Sara Roosevelt, the President's mother, walking in the gardens at the house with a basket atop a pole. She cuts flowers and places them in the basket and then moves the basket to another location and pushes the pole into the ground to keep it in place.
"Springwood," the family home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in Hyde Park, New York. Views of the mansion during FDR's presidency. An elegant car drives up to the front door. A driver gets out and lets out a man who ascends the steps the house. The car drives away. Views of the house from several angles, with an American flag flying out front.
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, daughter-in-law of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, at a stable with her horse. This is on the premises of Springwood, the Roosevelt family home and retreat in Hyde Park, New York. A personal service guard assists her. She poses for the camera with her horse, and then rides the horse. View of a glass topped box filled with equestrian award ribbons.
Views around the front porch area and front yard of Springwood, the retreat and family home of President Franklin Roosevelt. Stairs, balconies, trees and plants in garden. A car parked out front.
Union Leaders gathered for a Labor meeting in New York. Meeting is conducted to achieve merger between AFL (American Federation of Labor) and CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations). The President of AFL-CIO, George Meany and Vice President, Walter Reuther jointly bang the gable to open the meeting. Crowd cheers. Meany and Waler raise hands together. Crowd claps.
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