Procession of automobiles carrying officials, escorted by policemen on bicycles, on a road in Vienna, Austria. The automobiles traverse a cobblestone street that tunnels under a large steel structure.
Historic vintage aviation and early flight attempt: A man attempts to fly with wings attached to a bicycle like an ornithopter but the wings do not flap. A police officer and several spectators watch the experimental aircraft. An assistant runs behind him. He makes several runs back and forth, to no avail.
Three motorcars are parked behind one another at a curb, in Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Platz, Berlin, Germany. Two are completely enclosed sedans. But one is a Saloon-landoulet, with open seat in the rear. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and his wife, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, walk from that car, toward the entrance of the Königliche Bibliothek (Bebelpl. 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany) accompanied by two civilian officials. Later, Empress Augusta Victoria and Kaiser Wilhelm II emerge from its doorway. They proceed toward their motorcar. The Humboldt University building (Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin, Germany) along Unter den Linden is visible in the background, with a statue of Wilhelm von Humboldt in front of it.
Sketch of 1909 aircraft that Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel. Progressive views of airplanes from earliest to formations of B-52 bombers in flight. Picture of Air Force Five Star General Henry (Hap) Arnold. Views of Wright Flyer being pulled into a field and readied and launched with Orville Wright at the controls. Two DeHavilland DH4 airplanes in formation as wing walker climbs from wing of one to wing of the other. (Wing walker wears emblem of black cat and number 13, on his shirt.) Drawing of Wright flyer airplane with various parts labeled by Lieutenant Arnold. Letter, dated 13, May, 1911, from 2nd Lieutenant Henry Arnold, of the 24th Infantry, to Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army, reporting on his progress at the Wright flying school in Dayton, Ohio. First pilot's badge (wings) earned by Lieutenant Arnold. President Wilson at inauguration of airmail service, from Washington, DC.
Men and women walking on a busy street in fashions of the early 1900's. Women in America demand suffrage on the basis of equal rights as men. Women demonstrate and march on the streets carrying banners, demanding suffrage for American women.
Poster of French actress Sarah Bernhardt as Queen Elizabeth in motion picture. Views of the running film. Fragments of other films. Cowboy movie star William S. Hart.