United States President Herbert Hoover's Inaugural Ceremony in Washington DC. Large crowd gathered at the U.S. Capitol building. People walk with umbrellas in the rain. The affirmation administered by the United States Chief Justice William Howard Taft. President Herbert Hoover addresses the crowd in the rain. He leaves in his car after the ceremony.
United States President Herbert Hoover reviews parade in Washington DC. Troops march with rifles in hand at the Pennsylvania Avenue. A soldier with the American flag. President Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover watch the parade.
Fire at the White House in Washington D.C., United States. Fire fighters climb up ladders to get to the roof and high windows of the building to extinguish the blaze. Fire trucks responding, and firemen using hoses to soak the blaze in the Oval Office and West Wing. Firemen bail water from flooded rooms. View of the White House building in the morning. Records, pictures, and furniture piled outside after being saved from the fire.
Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga being scrubbed at dockyard in San Francisco, California. Crew members stand on the deck of the ship. Workers scrub the exterior of USS Saratoga. The ship gets its annual cleaning before the New Year.
Lumberman cut trees in Aberdeen, Washington. Lumberman stands next to a giant tree. View of thick bark of the tree.
Sportsmen feed thousands of pheasants in Buffalo, New York. Two men carry grain for the birds that have been cut off from food due to thick snow. They put the food on snow covered surface. Nye of pheasants eat food.