Exterior view of Kiel Municipal Auditorium in St Louis, Missouri. Sign reads "On This Site Was Born The American Legion May 8-9-10, 1919." Interiors of the Kiel Auditorium. The American Legion convention draws to a close with the election of Connecticut's Arthur J Connell as new National Commander. Crowd cheers.
Demonstration of a new air-sea rescue technique. Light plane carries a life-raft. Plane drops the raft in the water. Automatically inflated raft on surface.
Venezuelan President Perez Jimenez dedicates new buildings in the nation's building program which includes housing projects and South America's largest, most modern hospital. Construction site shows finished buildings during building boom in Venezuela fueled by oil wealth. President Perez and other VIPs at the ceremony. President inaugurates.
Host Frank Knight in a television program Longines Chronoscope. Baseball game played at Yankee stadium in New York. Longines clock on the top of a scoreboard. Frank Knight talks about the accuracy of Longines watches.
Chinese people in a narrow alleyway. Clothes hanging out to dry. Dancer dressed as a Chinese Dragon glides down the alley close to ground. Children watch the Chinese Dragon. Children play drums as part of the Chinese New Year ceremony.
USS New Jersey battleship used as bomb targets for Army bomb tests. Water shot high enveloping the ship. Fire on after part of the ship. Stern of the ship seen. Ship on its side in water. Keel seen as ship flips completely over and sinks below waves.
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