Large crowd gathers on New Year's Eve, to celebrate in Times Square, New York City. Neon signs on buildings. Vehicle movement is very slow and limited to a single line. Neon signs advertise many products such as "Planters Peanuts" and "Coca-Cola. A large image of James Cagney appears on top ot the Criterion movie theater marquee. An F.W. Woolworth store is seen adjacent to the theater.
Large crowd gathers to celebrate the New Year, 1937, in Times Square, New York City, United States. People shouting and blowing horns. Neon signs advertise products such as "Coca-Cola." The Criterion movie theater (cinema) advertises a movie called "Great Guy" starring James Cagney. Loews State movie theater marquee announces the film "Love on the Run" starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable.
Football match between the New York Grid Giants and the Cleveland Browns in the Yankee Stadium in New York. A large crowd gathers in the stadium to watch the match. Match in progress. Crowd cheers and applaud. The Giants win the match.
Will Rogers Hospital in Saranac Lake, New York. The exterior of the hospital's building. The Board of Directors dig the ground with spades for the inauguration of a new medical library and a study center in the memory of Abe Montage, former president of the hospital. People in the garden of the hospital. A statue of Will Rogers.
Motorcade of Allied heroes during World War 2, escorted by royal guards and troops, parade down the streets of New York. Ticker tapes are showered over the parade. Thousands of people gather at the City Hall Plaza to get a glimpse of the war heroes from different countries. The U.S. and British flag on buildings. The procession moves uptown. Heroes include men of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and men of American armed forces. The men are honored at a ceremony in front of the City Hall in New York.
The Pulitzer Trophy Race at Mitchel Field in New York. A Curtiss R3C-1 in flight over Mitchel Field. The R3C-1 taxiing after landing. The number 43 painted on its fuselage. U.S. Army Lieutenant Cyrus Bettis in the cockpit of the R3C-1 after it stops. He climbs up and stands in the cockpit. Army airmen stand around him. Lieutenant Bettis sets a new record of 249 miles per hour.
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