View of Amelia Earhart walking up the wing of her Lockheed Electra, parked in a hangar at the U.S. Navy Air Station, Oakland, California. She climbs into the cockpit. In the hangar, near the aircraft, she is seen talking with husband, George P. Putnam. Paul Mantz and Fred Noonan are seen briefly. Earhart and Mantz begin weighing each piece of equipment, while George Putnam records the weights. Mechanic Bo McKneely appears in white coverall, with "Grand Canyon Airlines" written on back. He converses with Mantz and moves to the airplane. Putnam playfully puts a tropical pith helmet on Earhart's head. Putnam brings a rubber life raft to Mantz and Earhart, who examine it. Fred Noonan joins the other three. Earhart gives Noonan a card on the end of a long pole. He reads and pockets it. (Note: The space, in the airplane, between cockpit and cabin, was so crowded with fuel tanks, etc. that Noonan was unable to reach it. So he would use the pole to pass position reports to Earhart during flight.) The four, Amelia Earhart, Paul Mantz, George Putnam, and Fred Noonan, begin placing the equipment into the aircraft cabin.
Large crowd watches from fenced area at U.S. Naval Air Station, Oakland, California, waiting to catch a glimpse of Amelia Earhart departing on her round-the-world flight. . Inside hanger number 3, Amelia Earhart Putnam, husband George Putnam, Fred Noonan, Paul Mantz, and Harry Manning, complete loading of the Lockheed Electra airplane, for the flight.
March of Dime Family of the Year in New York. Mayor of Boston John F Collins, his wife and four children named the March of Dimes Family of the Year. John F Collins receives the certificate seated in his wheelchair (narrator states that he and three of his children were stricken during the 1955 polio epidemic). He shakes hands with an official. John Collins shows the certificate and poses for a photograph with his family.
Easter hat fashion preview by milliners in New York, United States. Women models wearing different women's hats. Model showcases a hat with Indian cotton, another model wears a row rimmed hat. Women wear skyscraper and striped hats during the hat fashion show.
United States Navy's Joseph Michael Bellino wins the Heisman Memorial Trophy in New York, United States. Officials present the trophy to football player Bellino. Inscription on the trophy. Army and navy players play a game of football on a field. Sailors cheer during the match.
The United Fruit Liner 'Atenas' catches fire at dockyard in New York, United States. Liner catches fire and sinks beside her dock. Firemen pour thousands of gallons of water into the hold in an effort to save the ship. Backward portion of the ship submerged in water.
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