Ship at dock in Africa. Native people on dock. Natives carrying large bags of grain for loading on ship. Supplies stacked on dock. A European man, wearing a suit and pith helmet, walks up gangplank and embarks on ship.
Many native peoples in a field, Uganda, Africa.A bull tied with rope around its neck. Natives pull on rope around bull's feet, causing it to fall down with feet and legs tied in opposite directions.Natives look at bull.Native women and children sit in field, as the women weave baskets.One woman smokes a very long pipe. A European man in pith helmet takes photograph of several native men
A very large canoe, seating approximately 15 native people, glides to shore of a river next to other similar craft. Automobile drives onto a wooden ferry raft. River and environs as seen from the ferry. View of river and waterfall, as seen from overlooking hill. Close view of waterfall. Man climbs cliff above the falls. Wooded area burning with brush fire..
Early model aircraft in Europe. Four French Breguet 14 reconnaissance photo airplanes parked on an airfield. One of the aircraft starts motor and taxis. Tempelhofer Airdrome in Berlin, Germany. Aircraft parked on a ramp at the airdrome. Buildings in the background. A row of Dornier Komet III monoplanes parked at an air base. Workmen push a German Udet Kondor transport aircraft which is a high winged four engine pusher transport aircraft. A small single engine high winged one passenger light aircraft takes off. Animated map of the world shows lines of projected air routes from Europe to Australia, South America and Africa. The projected air routes are from France to Algiers, from England to India and Australia, from Spain to Argentina and from Holland to Java
A group of native children sits outside a hut in Uganda, Africa. Children sing and wave while posing for motion picture camera. Members of Insombia Catholic Church Mission in the background. Children gesture while singing. Nuns in white habit and pith helmets.
1924 Democratic National Convention, at Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, 1924. The alphabetical process of nominating candidates begins with Alabama and Forney is seen Johnston, putting Senator Oscar Underwood's name into consideration. View of men at the podium. Bernard Baruch, a supporter of William McAdoo, is seen standing in background. View of the crowded Madison Square Garden, filled with delegates. Some carry a banner reading: "Wilson 1916 for McAdoo 1924." The various State delegations are identified by signs with their State names on them. Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Hawaii (U.S. territory) are seen. As the camera pans the gathering, many more State signs are seen. Outside , in Madison Square Park, a loudspeaker is set up on a truck and a crowd is gathered to listen to events. Back inside Franklin D. Roosevelt, Al Smith's campaign manager, is seen giving a speech nominating Smith for President. Supporters hold up Posters displaying Smith's picture. Closeups of some of the banners. Ticker tape being thrown to celebrate the end of the convention, which ended on July 9th after the 103rd vote finally carried for compromise candidate, John W. Davis of West Virginia. Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska was selected as the vice-presidential nominee.