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Newsreels 1938 June 29
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keywords: prince bertil of sweden, museum dedication, midget race plane, coastal defense guns, argentine naval cadets, hat fashion parade, rowing competition, track and field, paddle steamboat, horse racing, race horse war admiral
Synopsis: Prince Bertil Of Sweden Dedicates Museum, Midget Racing Plane Breaks Speed Record, Giant Coastal Guns Rushed To Completion To Protect U.S. Ports, Naval Cadets From Argentina Visit U.S. Port, Fashion Headwear For Women, Navy Crew Wins Rowing Competition On Hudson, Track And Field Stars Compete, Paddle Steamboat River Race, Race Horse Menow Beats Favored Horse War Admiral...(read more)
- Date: 1938
- Duration: 00:07:19
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Prince Bertil Of Sweden Dedicates Museum
Prince Bertil of Sweden exits ship and returns salute before leaving ship. Sailors salutes as Prince passes. Prince steps up to stage and is shown at podium. The Prince's mother, The Crown Princess Louise can be seen on right. Persons march and holds US, Royal Swedish and Swedish flags commemorating the 300th anniversary of Swedish colonists in America.
Marching women in white dress uniforms, covered in clear plastic rainwear.
Midget Racing Plane Breaks Speed Record
New Orleans, LA. The "Delgado Flash" a midget racing airplane built by students of the Delgado Trades School and piloted by Clarence McArthur is timed at 207.02 MPH topping the former record held by the French. The "Delgado Flash" is a low wing monoplane.
Giant Coastal Guns Rushed To Completion To Protect U.S. Ports
To protect American major seaports a hugh 16-inch coastal artillery gun that can fire a 2000 lb. shell thirty miles out to sea is rushed to completion at the Army Arsenal. Shows a shell for the model model M1919 coastal defense gun.
Naval Cadets From Argentina Visit U.S. Port
Shows the naval training square-rigger ARA Presidente Sarmiento Frigate ship arriving in the U.S. on a goodwill tour. Shows cadets climbing the rigging of the sailing ship.
Fashion Headwear For Women
Another feminine whimsy, a saucy flap-jack sky-piece known as the "Tippy Tippy" hat is displayed by Joy Hodges, Broadway star, at the Hotel Pierre. Women hat fashion from the 1930's.
Navy Crew Wins Rowing Competition On Hudson
In the historic intercollegiate regatta the Middie oarsmen from the U.S. Naval Academy brings the country's rowing supremacy back east by defeating California while thousands of spectators watch.
Track And Field Stars Compete
Thousands jam Dyche Stadium (now Ryan Field) at Northwestern University as athletes from the Coast Conference, competing in a Dual Meet against the Big Ten, win by a score of 101 to 35 as new meet records are set.
Paddle Steamboat River Race
Two stern-wheeler steamboats on the Sacramento River relive the bygone days in a 20-mile race. The race was won by the riverboat "Port of Stockton" paddle steamer.
Race Horse Menow Beats Favored Horse War Admiral
At Suffolk Downs, the 10-to-1 shot Menow, ridden by Jockey Wall defeats the odds-on favorite War Admiral in the Massachusetts Handicap.
