Scientist observes samples under microscope. A man passes samples to a woman scientist. She shows him cultures in Petri plates.
Sign over door reads 'Needlework'. Woman doing embroidery needlework, by hand on decorative fabric mounted on circular hoop. Views of fancy embroidered table linens. Woman looks at dresses hanging along wall. Young girl weaving decorative fabric.
A girl wearing an apron and a head band, rings a dinner bell, and children in groups, by age, file into a wooden open porch dining room in a camp-like area, surrounded by plants and trees. Other girls, wearing headbands, appear to be monitors. The children stand at their respective tables, on which food is served, and say grace in unison, before sitting down to eat. Views of the children eating at different tables. (There appear to be adults in another part of the complex, in the background. )
Supervisor is seen speaking to workers at a construction site. Several men lean on shovels. Scene shifts to porch of a building displaying sign identifying it as belonging to the National Maritime Union of the CIO. Two men stand on the porch and a large American flag is displayed. In downtown area, a sign on a porch reads: "Comitelocal Union Republikana" (Local Union Republican Committee). A flag fluttering in the breeze contains words: "Pan-Tierra-Libertad." Glimpse of the Puerto Rico Capitol Building with American flag at front. View of Port of San Juan from airplane flying over waterfront. Another view, from the street, of the Capitol building. Glimpse of wooden ships in harbor. Sign on building reading: "Consulado del Uruguay."
The Cincinnati Reds baseball team disembarks from a Pan American Sikorsky S-40 flying boat in Miami, after a flight from Puerto Rico, March 1936. Players in Reds uniforms climb off boat. Sign on flying boat reads "Pan American Airways System." Players toss and lightly hit baseballs on a field near the shore. Close up of Reds pitcher Paul Derringer (#25). (NOTES: This was one of the first times a baseball team traveled by air. The Reds held part of their spring training in San Juan in 1936.)
Festival Queen and escort promenade in a ballroom in Puerto Rico, preceded by a girl in a butterfly costume and another carrying a tray.The Queen wears a crown and elaborate flower costume. Escort is in white tie and tails. They bow slightly, acknowledging onlookers. View of them posing with other participants, including two women enveloped in flower costumes. They are surrounded by many girls dressed in fancy dresses. Only one other man is seen, in a tuxedo. Flowers, foliage, and decorative lights appear in background.
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