The National Balloon Race held in Denver, Colorado. Four balloons fastened to the ground before the race. U.S. Navy and U.S. Army personnel hold their respective balloons during Colorado wind and storm. Night launches of the Goodyear and the U.S. Navy balloons.
The Denver Rio Grande Western narrow gauge railroad in Colorado. An engine of a train emits smoke as it takes on water, during a stop at Cimmaron, Co. .A fireman on engine of the train adding water. Locomotive moves along track and blows steam whistle. Fishermen walk by the parked locomotive.One carries a very long bamboo fishing pole. A large round plaque (Drumhead) on back of the train reads:"Denver and Rio Grand Western Special, The Last Run, Rocky Mountain Railroad Club." Men loosen railroad ties and remove a section of rail, as the tail end of the train sits nearby. Train stops near major waterfall (Chipeata falls) in Black Canyon, and then proceeds onward, belching smoke and speeding up. A view from train roof, as it passes close to rock outcropping. With train detached, a locomotive backs along a section of rail with small white flag on front of steam engine..
A huge statue of Christ being constructed in Denver, Colorado. Men work on the statue. The mountain where the statue is to be placed.
Congressional Medal of Honor being presented in Denver, Colorado. Corporal Robert Maxwell being presented the Congressional Medal of Honor at a ceremony. Parents of Private Elmer Fryar receive the posthumous Congressional Medal from an officer. A picture of Private Fryar. His mother looks at the medal.
Red Cross nurses and men in a large crowd attend a fundraiser for the World War I effort. They sell calves and livestock for the Red Cross in Denver, Colorado. Calves seen on the bidding floor among the crowd of buyers. People bid for the calves.
Cadets go into the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Academy at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. A model of the building. Cadets sworn in as the members of the Academy. Spectators during the ceremony. Members of West Point and Annapolis parade. Planes in formation.
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