Tree-chopping and sawing contest in Germany. People gather in the Bavarian forest. Woodchoppers from all over Europe participate in the tree-chopping and sawing contest. Men chopping the trees with saws. People watching the contest. Trees in the background.
The 1932 Miss Universe or International Pageant of Pulchritude contest held in Spa, Belgium. Officials gather for the contest. Officials seated at a desk and watch the contestants. The host declares Miss 11. Turkey Keriman Halis as the winner. Miss Turkey Keriman Halis bows in front of the audience on stage as the audience cheer for her.
A scarecrow contest in Trenton, New Jersey. Scarecrows standing in a line during a contest organized by a farm and garden association. Men viewing the scarecrows in the contest. A woman holding a funny scarecrow. A man and a woman decorating a scarecrow. A woman demonstrates a scarecrow that has a revolving bird feather hat.
Sports activities of Filipino people in the Philippines before World War II. Filipinos gather outside the Rizal Memorial Coliseum (Ocampo St, Malate, Manila, 1004 Metro Manila) in Manila, Philippines. Different sports activities of Filipino people. Filipino professional players compete during a baseball competition in Manila. Young indigenous Igorot teenagers play baseball in the Cordilleras Region. Participants swim in a pool during a swimming contest. People gather for a horse-racing contest. They watch the horses and cheer. Filipino men playing Sepak Takraw, also known as kick volleyball. Igorot men engage in amateur boxing outdoors. An American G.I. acts as a commentator during the match. Boys compete in amateur boxing. Filipino boxer Ceferino Garcia participates in a boxing contest. Billboards of American brands such as Chesterfield, Texaco, Camel and Socony to Baguio City. A gas station sign showing the distance to various cities in Northern Philippines. (Film is from 1944, showing scenes from pre-war)
A milking contest in front of the United States Capitol in Washington DC. as a blimp flies behind the capitol dome. Men milk cattle as attendees watch the contest. Cow udder being milked by hand. Cameramen take photos. A smiling cowman. View of a cow while being milked. A judge measures buckets of milk from contestants.
A barrel jumping contest in New York. A skater on ice skates takes a start for an attempts to hurdle ten barrels. Ten barrels placed on the snow. He takes a long jump and lands on the last barrel. Spectators watch the contest. Referees move forward to measure the jump distance. Photographers click pictures.