Iranian oil well drilling operations. Pipe lifted in derrick. Roughneck crew rotates pipe and adds sections as drilling progresses. Cable block and tackle raises and lowers pipe.
Life in oasis village. A man cuts meat while another keeps flies away by waving a flag-like fan. Women and children watch. People gather to fill water containers at community pump. Some carry filled containers home on their heads. A man showers from a bucket at the pump.
An Iranian villager, in a hospital after being bitten by rabid wolf. It is the 5th day, following his admittance to the hospital, and he is dying from rabies. He is constrained in a hospital bed and foaming at the mouth. Death is confirmed by a physician.
United States soldiers walk towards mess area from parked train at Rahgerd Station during World War II. Two United States soldiers leave mess area shack and wash their mess kits in water drums together. One of the soldiers is smoking a cigar while washing a pan. The other is wearing a train engineer's cap.
Development of first airplane by Wright brothers in United States. Launch of Wright Flyer at Le Mans in France. The Flyer prepares to take off using a catapult device. Headlines of a newspaper. Wilbur Wright places carriage wheel beneath wing. A horse drawn cart attached with Wright Flyer. Men pull propellers to start the engine. Man checks catapulting rail, while others pull rope to lift weight to top of drop tower. Wright Flyer operates smoothly. French dignitaries and social leaders in stands.
Wright Brothers demonstrate their airplane in public at Hunaudieres horse racing track near the town of Le Mans, France. The "Wright Flyer" is brought to the field in center of the track, by horses. French audience sits and talks. Two men rotate blades of the "flyer" to start it. A team of men pull a rope to raise a weight in a launching derrick. When the weight drops it catapults the airplane into the air. Views of the airplane in flight, with Wilbur Wright at the controls accompanied by a passenger.