The world struggle for oil is depicted. Use of components of oil in homes and in railroads in the United States is shown. A dramatization shows the effect of a kerosene lamp on social life. A woman seated in a chair near a table in a room. A kerosene lamp in a corner. A man opens the door of the room and walks in. The woman gets up and welcomes the man. They both walk to a seat and sit down. Another woman enters the room. The man stands to greet her. She increases the light of the lamp and then leaves the room. The man decreases the light of the lamp. The man and the woman talk. The 1893 replica of the 1831 DeWitt Clinton steam locomotive is shown in operation with its three carriage train, in New York City. The DeWitt Clinton was the first railroad locomotive to operate on the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad in New York. The reproduction seen here was built in 1893 by the New York Central Railroad for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This footage was shot on July 17, 1921 when the DeWitt Clinton train was preparing for a trip to another exposition in Chicago. On this day it ran several times from 96th to 116th streets in New York City. New York Central employees are seen on the drain, dressed as passengers would have been in 1831. This replica was later displayed at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, and is is now on display at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan. It was acquired by Henry Ford in 1934, in an agreement with the New York Central that it would continue to travel to events on occasion.
"Polar Bear" swimmers of varying ages swim in the icy waters of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. Men and women go into the frozen Lake Michigan. They use ice picks to dig holes through snow and ice into the frigid lake water. They laugh and splash water on each other while swimming
Streamlined train from Burlington called the Zephyr seen at railroad station in Detroit Michigan. People detrain. Men examining the exit doors and wheels of the gasoline powered train. Men sitting in club car at rear of the train. Michigan Central railroad executives pose with and congratulate Burlington company executives.
Hollywood actress Gloria Swanson is greeted by a group of admirers at the Detroit railroad train station (Michigan Central Station or also Michigan Central Depot or MCS). She is interviewed by a woman reporter. Then she poses for the camera and gets into the car. Car is driven away.
Women's National AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Championship in Detroit, Michigan. Lenore Knight jumps from a diving platform. The Carnegie Club of Homestead wins the team and individual honors of the championship. 21 year old Lenore Knight becomes a free style star.
Rare Stamps are shown at Philatelic Exhibition, the annual show of the Michigan Stamp Club. Crowd looking at stamps. Two winners of World's Fair Beauty contest, Lorraine Nevins and Ruth Hardy, looking at stamps and talking with Club President S.E. Andrews and C.A. Temple. 13ounce Swedish Coin and rare Saint Louis Bear stamp is shown, listed at $250.
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