Ceremony of "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day" at Yankee Stadium in New York. A large crowd of spectators in the stadium. Seventh Regiment Band marches during the ceremony. Babe Ruth moves toward microphones. Lou Gehrig stands in front of the microphones. Lou is honored as "the greatest prototype of good sportsmanship and citizenship" by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Gehrig addresses the crowd and says that he considers himself the luckiest man on the face of the earth and he thanks for the honor received from all fans. His Yankee teammates and their opponents that day, the Washington Senators, are lined up on the infield grass. Babe Ruth gives presentations and remarks. Lou stands beside him. George Herman Ruth, Jr. (Babe Ruth) and dignitaries stand and pose. A large crowd in the stadium.
A strike of garment workers in New York. Thousands of garment workers shout 'we want strike' at a meeting to vote for the strike. A man speaks into a microphone. A large group of workers gathers to vote for the strike.
A rocket airplane fails in the 1st mail test in Greenwood Lake, New York. A rocket designed to carry mail at a tremendous speed, is prepared for a launching. 'Gloria' written on the rocket. Men work with fueling tanks. The rocket on a ramp for launch. German-American rocket scientist, Willy Ley, wearing protecting gear, ignites the rocket. The rocket starts and flops on snow covered ground.
Hundreds of thousands witness a spectacular "Mardi Gras" parade at the World's Fair in New York. A large crowd gathers for the night time parade. Mummers and floats in the parade. Boy Scouts pass by carrying lit torches. People watch a display of fireworks.
Lockheed Hudson bombers sink at a pier in Staten Island, New York during World War II. Two American built Lockheed Hudson light bombers loaded on barges await shipment to England for the Royal Air Force. The bombers are damaged as the barges spring a leak and sink.
N.J. Blumberg is chosen as the pioneer of the year in New York. Motion picture pioneers and Hollywood movie studio executives gather for their jubilee dinner, welcoming sixty mew members. They take their dinner at a dining table. Many representatives of financial world, civic affairs and entertainment world attend the program. N.J. Blumberg, the chairman of the board of Universal -International Pictures, is awarded the pioneer of the year. Mr. Blumberg delivers a speech.
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