AFL President Samuel Gompers along with Hugh Frayne, General Organizer of the American Federation of Labor, and AFL Secretary Frank Morrison. The three men seen shaking hands and posing for cameras. Views of parade in Buffalo. Gompers rides in a car during the Parade convention. President Wilson, in attendance for the parade in Buffalo, enters building along with the First Lady, Mrs. Wilson. U.S. Army troops in formation enter building. President Wilson and Mrs Wilson depart in a car. Cars in parade with U.S. Army soldiers marching beside.
A country fisherman,wearing wide brimmed straw hat, is sitting on the end of a plank, holding a fishing pole. A practical joker sneaks up behind him and removes a heavy stone holding down the other end of the plank, causing the fisherman to fall into the stream. A man arrives in a horse drawn wagon. He joins the practical joker in laughing at the fisherman's dilemma. Eventually, the practical joker jumps into the stream as well.
Men quickly lead a few mules and many horses, from a stable area, toward the Buffalo stockyard. Owners and businessmen follow in wagon and a carriage, plus a few on foot. "Bailey and Mayer, Sale Stables" is painted on the side of the wagon. Later, many horses, are led back to the stable area, accompanied by two men in the Bailey and Mayer wagon. (Filmed by Edison Company, June 1897)
Baseball pitching great Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford announces his retirement in the spring of 1967. Dressed in a civilian suit and tie, he is seen running from the Yankee dugout, past Mickey Mantle, #7, onto the field, and acknowledging the acclaim of the fans crowding Yankee stadium. Narrator notes that Ford retires with more wins than any other pitcher in Yankee team history. Whitey Ford stands in the infield, as fans rise from their seats to give him a standing ovation. Camera zooms in on cheering fans and Photographers taking pictures. Later, an emotional Whitey Ford fights back tears before he steps before microphones
Campaign flyer printed by the Joint Boycott Council of the American Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee, regarding boycott of Nazi goods and services. Headline of the flyer reads: "J.B.C. SETS MON. MARCH 15 FOR MIGHTY DEMONSTRATION IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN." Picture of a round metal campaign pin, reading: "Boycott Nazi Germany (Joint Boycott Committee)"
Chorus girl dancers rehearsing a routine for Ziegfield Follies musical production, on stage in a theater. They are dressed in casual working attire and run through their routine several times, as two women watch from the theater wing.
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