Last leg of transatlantic flight by Roger Q Williams and Captain Lewis A Yancey arriving land in Rome after brief stop in Spain, on their flight from Old Orchard, Maine. They are seen by their Bellanca monoplane named "Pathfinder." Another scene shows Benito Mussolini, dressed in white suit and hat, standing with other officials, awaiting arrival of the aviators. (After 2 hours he must leave and doesn't get to greet them personally.) Night scene of the aviators with Italian crowd of admirers. A large bonfire is lit nearby. Photographers in the crowd.
United States President elect Herbert Hoover in Washington DC. United States President Calvin Coolidge and the president elect Herbert Hoover leave the White house building for the United States Capitol to attend the the Inaugural Ceremony. Dignitaries get into cars. The Presidential convoy drives through the city.
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.