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Sarmiento or some other estate at start and very end. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. playing horseshoes then doubles tennis, with the latter being a public match in front of an audience. A black male driver poses for the camera. Something on fire towards end--lots of smoke visible.

Various estates, including Sarmiento. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. playing doubles tennis with a woman (possibly Mary Duke Biddle?). Black male driver with Anthony then MDBTS. Sarah P. Duke with a group of children, including MDBTS and Nicholas Duke Biddle. MDBTS, Nicholas, and other children playing on a beach and in the ocean (with adult supervision).

"The Sweetest Story Ever Told" is the title of a duet sung by MDBTS and Nicholas Duke Biddle about a 1924 May Day children's party. There is no audio, but the lyrics are on title cards.

Includes title cards for Newport locations, which name Doris Duke and Rough Point (James B. Duke residence), Cliff Walk, Stone Acre, and Bailey's Beach. Swimming lessons, calisthenics, and tennis in Palm Beach.

Aspen Hall, with yachts seen racing from the lawn. MDBTS "practicing" her tennis swing. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. driving away. Nicholas Duke Biddle on his fifth birthday.

MDBTS, Nicholas Duke Biddle, and other children playing on a beach then learning how to swim or dive in a pool. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. playing tennis with MDBTS. Monkeys, snakes, ostriches, and alligators in a zoo or wildlife habitat. Nicholas "boxing" with a man.

MDBTS and Nicholas Duke Biddle playing in the Linden Court pool and in a park with the family driver, as well as being seen with a horse, dogs, and a kitten. Adults cooking over an open fire then having a picnic.

Jenny L. and James Duke Biddle Trent Semans at the Zoological Gardens, on a cruise, then at Pinecrest. Mary Duke Biddle at Linden Court. MDBTS and Nicholas Duke Biddle playing in a park with the family driver. Also included on this reel is the commercial film The Little King by Official Films (with sound).

MDBTS roller-skating in a park with friends and on a scooter with the family driver present. MDBTS and Josiah C. Trent outside 2318 West Club Boulevard then Pinecrest with Mary Duke Trent. Mary S. Trent, Elizabeth Gotham, and Mary Duke Biddle (in fur) also appear.

Adults playing doubles tennis. MDBTS and Nicholas Duke Biddle on horseback.

Content warning: reel starts with a bear caught in a trap, shot, and skinned, then a group of unknown men pose with the pelt. There is one black man present who appears to be a cook. A crude horse-drawn sled and raft are shown moving cargo in this rustic setting.