Clip opens with view of some of the 40,000+ fans who crowded Yankee Stadium in New York for "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day" on July 4, 1939. The Yankees played two baseball games against the Washington Senators that day. Distant footage from left field shows Senators retiring Yankees and running off the field. Yankees run onto the field. In game two, Yankees second baseman Joe Gordon hits a long single that drives in three Yankee runs. Gehrig seen taking framed petition headlined "Don't Quit." Flag reading "1927 Champions" raised on flagpole. Members of that great Yankee team, including Babe Ruth (in white suit) and current Yankee coach Earle Combs (in Yankee uniform) walk up to home plate for the ceremony. Players, executives, dignitaries, photographers gathered at home plate. Gehrig listens to speech, head down. (The only sound bite in this clip is heard here as the announcer says: "In a case like yours, all league and glove lines are obliterated..." ) Next, in footage from game two, Yankees get hits off Washington pitcher Alex Carrasquel. Fans stand up to watch the action. Senators won the first game 3-2; Yankees took the second game, 11-1. (Note: Gehrig, the fabled "Iron Horse" of the Yankees, had to retire that year because of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis aka ALS, often called "Lou Gehrig's disease," which would kill him within two years.)
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.
Norwegian training ship named 'Statsraad Lehmkuhl' at harbor in New York. The Norwegian ship arrives at the New York Harbor. 150 Merchant Navy Cadets aboard the training ship. Cadets working on ship deck.
Models showcase a Winter fashion collection at the Bear Mountain Inn in Bear Mountain, New York. A woman exits a Chrysler Corporation 1957 Plymouth Belvedere four-door sedan and enters the Bear Mountain Inn wearing the latest fashions for the coming winter ski season. Man and two women models wearing winter clothes in front of a fireplace. Man lights a cigarette for one of the women. Women showcase tall jackets with fur caps. Woman wearing corduroy pants with a scarf as she puts on ice skates.
Tourists visit the Niagara Falls in New York, United States. Scenic view of water gushing down at the Niagara Falls. Several views of the Niagara Falls.
The film 'A better New York State' shows unemployment in New York, United States. Boards read 'Closed', 'No Men Wanted'. Jobless American people seated on a bench. A board reads 'Unemployed will take any job'. Young people sleep on benches and streets. Men work in factories and fields. Workers stand in a line to get their hard earned money. A man plays with his child. Milk and vegetables. A building under construction.
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