Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. Two cameramen (Willard Van der Veer and Joseph T. Rucker) accompany Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd and his team on the expedition. USS Leviathan escorts sailing vessel 'City Of New York' from the New York harbor. Smoke rises up from the smokestack. U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn and his team gather around a table aboard the vessel. A dog barks aboard the ship. High waves rise at the sea. The supply ship 'Eleanor Bolling' underway at sea. A dog sleeps aboard the ship. Iceberg and ice pack in the ocean. Ice barrier 'Ross Barrier'. Men aboard the vessel observe the ice barrier through binoculars. A control meter. The ship being anchored. The men and dogs walk on the ice.
Sir Rabindranath Tagore, a Hindu poet, in Brooklyn, New York. Sir Rabindranath Tagore, a Hindu poet, with an official, in Brooklyn, New York. The two men converse as they move on a walkway. People gather on the side of the walkway.
Mechanics during the final stages of work of world's largest conduit, in New York City, New York. Workers during the final stages of phone lines laying work on the shore of Harlem River. A giant cast iron pipe section is lowered by a crane on the river shore. Mechanics working with phone wires. A few men stand inside the pipe and discuss. Mechanics at work. The workers with the aid of an equipment lower the giant cast iron pipe into the Harlem River. A worker who went underwater comes up and is helped by another worker.
1960 Miss America Contest at the Boardwalk Hall (2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A large crowd of spectators gather to see the contest. The contestants pose in evening gowns and bathing suits. A panel of judges watch their performances. The winner, Miss Mississippi Lynda Lee Mead, is awarded the crown. Miss America 1959 Mary Ann Mobley crowns Lynda Lee Mead. Lynda Lee Mead waves at the crowd after winning the crown.
Handicap Triple at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York. A large crowd of spectators gather at the racetrack for a horse race. The Brooklyn Handicap of the New York Handicap Triple begins. Racehorse Kelso with jockey Eddie Arcaro wins the race against racehorse Divine Comedy.
Arrival of Manhattan firemen in New York. Three Manhattan firemen return on a Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat aircraft, seen arriving in New York Harbor from London, England. The fire fighters were in England learning British methods of fighting air raid fires. The American public greets them. (World War II period).
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