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Ethiopian flier Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian poses aboard the ocean liner Ile de France, in New York, United States
Ethiopian flier Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian (nicknamed The Black Eagle) arriving back in New York, United States aboard the ocean liner Île de France. Hubert Julian, of Harlem, is returning from Abyssinia (Ethiopia) where Emperor Selassie had invited him to take part in the Emperor's coronation. But Colonel Julian returned after crashing one of the Emperor's planes (a de Havilland Gipsy Moth that was a gift to the Emperor) during a coronation rehearsal. (According to the New York Times of November 1, 1930, the Emperor "ordered him out of the country in disgrace.") Colonel Julian poses for the camera. A puppy in the background on the deck of the Ile de France.
Prince Bernhard is welcomed and greeted by Haile Selassie in Ethiopia.
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, the husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, visits Ethiopia. Traffic on the streets and buildings in the foreground. The Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie welcomes Prince Bernhard inside the Guenete Leul Palace. Empress Menen Asfaw, wife of Haile Selassie, is also present at the arrival of Prince Bernhard. The Emperor and the Prince seated in chairs. Prince Bernhard and Selassie stand with an official. The emperor greets the Prince. Emperor Haile Selassie awards Prince Bernhard with the Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba. The Prince and the Emperor seated around a table with other dignitaries and officials. A close up of both talking. A view of traffic and buildings.
Delegates of the League of Nations leave the Assembly Hall in Geneva, Switzerland.
Public and press eagerly wait outside the League of Nations headquarters in Geneva to get a glimpse of the delegates leaving the Assembly Hall. Among the delegates leaving the hall include Emile Vanderwelde and Louis de Brouckere of Belgium, Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia, Guiseppe Motta of Switzerland, Maharajah of Kapurthala India, Louis Loucheur of France, Aristide Briand, Sir Austen Chamberlain of Great Britain, Victoria Scialoja of Italy, Nintchitch of the Serb-Croat-Slovene State, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood in Great Britain, Loudon of Netherlands, Jean Paul-Boncour of France, Joseph Beck of Luxemberg, Prince Arfa of Persia, Guetatcheou of Ethiopia (Abyssinia), Mr. Schubert of Germany.
The closing session of the National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas.
A news reporter summarizes the events of the closing session of the National Women's Conference held at Houston, Texas, focused on equal rights for women, women's issues, and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Ruth Clusen (Wisconsin Commissioner), Bella Abzug, Addie Wyatt, Gloria Steinem, and other women delegates speak. Several delegates revolt during the meeting. Women vote against the substitution motion. Bella Abzug delivers remarks during the closing of the conference. A woman holds up a sign that says, "Keep your hands off my body."
U.S. Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, many landmarks and activities of people in Washington DC in the 1930s.
A film titled 'Dawn Strikes the Capitol Dome' depicts an impressionistic study of Washington DC on a typical day during the Great Depression in the mid 1930s. The U.S. Capitol Building. The Washington Monument. Vehicles driven on a street. A man crossing a wide street of Washington DC. Policemen control the traffic. A woman runs on a street. A horse drawn carriage on the street and a sign reads 'Thompson Dairy'. A man gets down from the dairy carriage to deliver milk bottles. Traffic on the streets. African American woman sweeps in front of a house. African American icen vendor is seen at work. The man breaks apart a large ice block into smaller chunks. African American man waters a garden. A train arrives at Union Station, with closeup view from tracks as locomotive comes to a halt just in front of the camera position. A Pullman car porter places a Pullman step stool on the ground and passengers exit the train. People board a street car or trolley car with sign indicating it is bound for Chevy Chase Maryland. A man in shabby clothing, possibly unemployed jobless seated on a pathway; he stands and walks off. People exit a city bus when it comes to a stop. Construction of a wide sidewalk and men at work building the sidewalk path. Equestrian statue of Ulysses Grant riding Cincinnati on Capitol Hill. A saddle goods and leather shop with a statue of a horse in front of the store. Construction of a building underway, and a steam shovel at work excavating. A Washington street and buildings on either side of the street. A sign reads 'Right Turn Now'. A policeman directs traffic. Elevated views of car and streetcar or trolley traffic on the streets of Washington DC. Another policeman controls the traffic. Many 1930s era automobiles are seen. Point of view shot from inside a moving streetcar or trolley on roads of Washington DC; view of street car driver and passengers riding in the street car. Civilians ride bicycles. A large wheel velocipede bike leans against a tree in the background. Men attached to ropes work trimming tops of a tree. Sport equestrian riders ride horses on a large green area with the Lincoln Memorial in the background. A person tees off a golf ball on the National Mall. A sign reads 'Do Not Talk to Guard'. Men dive off diving boards in a swimming pool. Children play and splash in the waters of the Columbus Fountain sculpture at Union Station. A sail boat underway on the Potomac River. A woman holds a pet parrot bird on her finger and talks to it. A sign reds 'Please Give The Garden A Chance' as a man walks right beside it. A man lying on grass beside the Potomac River. Brief view of the Lieutenant General George Washington equestrian statue at Washington Circle.
From the Pre-war RAF (1930s) to the new British RAF aircraft of the beginning of World War 2.
From the Pre-war RAF to the RAF in World War II. Pre-War (1930's) British pilots and aircraft. A line of parked Hawker bi-planes (1930's). Formation display at pre-war Hendon Air Pageant. The Schneider Trophy won by Supermarine. This racing plane design helped Mitchell design the Supermarine Spitfire. A Supermarine S-2B sea plane takes off and seen in flight. Workers work for the production of aircraft. An assembly line of aircraft. Men work on the bodies of aircraft. A Royal Air Force Vickers Wellington medium bomber taxis and takes off. Lines of parked AW Whitleys. A front line medium bomber. A Bristol Blenheim light bomber aircraft takes off. A Beaufighter night-fighter in flight. Short Stirling aircraft stationed. A Halifax heavy bomber takes off and in flight.
