German airship Hindenburg crashes at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, United States. Aerial view of the area where the Hindenburg crashed. Wreckage of the Hindenburg. Steel structure frame of the zeppelin. U.S. Navy officers examine the wrecked zeppelin as they conduct an inquiry into the disaster. An official speaks to the press about the Hindenburg disaster. Victims of the disaster being loaded onto vehicles and driven away. Officers along with a young boy. A committee set up by the U.S. Department of Commerce conducts an inquiry into the Hindenburg disaster. Naval officers testify before the committee.
Hotel staff on strike in San Francisco, California. Exteriors of a hotel. Staff picketing on a street. Abandoned bar and restaurant of the hotel. The manager of the hotel brings in a heavy trunk to a room. A guest makes his own bed. Another man washes his socks in a wash basin.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt catches fish off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas. President Roosevelt with fishing guide Barney Farley and others aboard a boat underway at sea. The President tries to catch a fish. Barney tries to get hold of a fish caught by the President. He holds a 80 pound tarpon. The President smiles.
U.S. aviator Dick Merill leaves for a trans Atlantic flight from New York, United States. A large number of people gather around a Lockheed L10E Electra at an airfield in New York. Cameramen record the event. Crew members fuel the aircraft. Aviator Dick Merill with co pilot Jack Lambie as they look at a map and confer about their trans Atlantic flight. Lockheed L10E Electra taxis and takes off. Aircraft in flight across the Atlantic.
63rd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs race track in Louisville, Kentucky. Nearly 70,000 people gather to watch the Kentucky Derby. Horses run on the track as the race starts. A woman looks through binoculars. War Admiral wins the race. War Admiral's jockey being presented a bouquet of flowers.
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. A girl crowned as Queen Shenandoah being escorted to a podium. Queen Shenandoah seated in a chair as she smiles. Decorated floats at a parade. A sign on a float reads 'Shenandoah Apples for the World'. People lined up along a road to watch the parade.