Gregory C. (Greg) Bell, a sophomore at Indiana University, is seen making his record-setting long jump of 26' 7", to win the national collegiate title on June 14, 1957, in Austin Texas. Bell sitting on the ground after his jump. Sequence shifts to the track where Don Bowden, of California, is running well ahead of favored Ron Delany, of Villanova, to win the 800 meter run in 1 minute and 47.2 seconds. (Note: Delany won the 1500 meter run in 4 minutes 6 and a half minutes.) The next day, on June 15, 1957, Bob Gutowski, of Occidental College,California, is seen breaking the World record in the pole vault at a height of 15 feet 9 3/4 inches. He poses momentarily afterwards.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visits Washington DC during royal state visit to the United States. The Islamic Center of Washington DC (2551 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States) on a rainy day. King Saud and retinue arrives at the Islamic Center of Washington DC. A man holds an umbrella over King Saud. King Saud offers prayers at the Islamic Center. A man takes picture. The King gets in a car and leaves the center. Dignitaries stand in front of the center.
African American life in South Carolina, United States. Front of a 1936 Plymouth P2 car. A Black child cleans the 1936 Plymouth P2 car. African American child smiles while wiping the car. Black child uses cloth for cleaning. Houses in the background.
Evolution of United States Air Force uniforms in the United States. A pilot wearing a 1957 U.S. Air Force uniform gets into the cockpit of United States Air Force F-86A Sabre aircraft. He puts on his helmet and connects an oxygen pipe. The pilot makes communication connections and closes the canopy. A pilot wearing a 1957 U.S. Air Force uniform does a preflight checking of a F-86A Sabre aircraft. He puts on a parachute and climbs into the cockpit.
U.S. President John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. with his family in Plymouth, Vermont during his holidays. First Lady Grace Coolidge with their dog Prudence in front of her house. She shows the dog to young children. The First Lady plays with her dog. The President and the First Lady seated in a chair with their dog in the middle.
The 1957 Water Ski World Championship at Cypress Gardens, Florida. A 12-year-old Mexican boy and a 10-year-old American girl (Martha Ann Williams of Long Beach, California) water ski champions stage a show at Cypress Gardens. They perform various waterskiing stunts. Martha Ann Williams wins 1st overall gold cup at Cypress Gardens. Swiss water skier Marina Ricolfi-Doria (later the Princess of Naples, Duchess Of Savoy), performs a stunt by putting her right foot on the handle before turning her body while skiing.
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