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U.S. Army engineers at work during the construction of the Culebra Cut and Gold Hill of the Panama Canal.
Construction of the Panama Canal. A view of the Panama Canal constructed by U.S. Army engineers. The engineers work at the Culebra Cut. A railroad train on tracks. Smoke comes out. A crane lifts up rubble. Two engineers stand and one of them holds a shovel in his hands. The engineers work at Gold Hill. They use a hydraulic excavation cylinder and spray. A view of the Culebra Cut before the water entered. A boat underway in the Culebra Cut. A spillway at Gatun Lake. Water is controlled by the spillway. A sign reads 'Gatun Locks'. A liner in Gatun Locks. People at the dock along the Panama Canal. A view of Panama City, with people and traffic on the streets. Buildings on a street of Panama City. Mountains in the background.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh takes President Rodolfo Chiari Robles on a ride in his plane over the Panama Canal Zone.
Aviator Charles Lindbergh in Panama. Lindbergh takes President Rodolfo Chiari Robles, (President of Panama 1924-1928) for a ride over the Canal Zone. President Rodolfo Chiari strapped into the seat in Lindbergh's plane 'Spirit of Saint Louis'. The plane takes off. The plane in flight over Panama City and Balboa. Aerial views of Panama City, Balboa, buildings and the Panama canal zone. The President disembarks from the plane and talks to some officials.
A U.S. officer briefs about military training areas and future requirements of military bases in Panama Canal Zone.
U.S. military canal defense and base security requirements and future requirements regarding proposed canal relocations in Panama. A U.S. officer conducts a JCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff) briefing in the United States. A map of Panama shows military training areas. The map shows Pecora-Chepo, Pina-Range, Mandinga and Madden as military training areas. An officer speaks. A map shows Costa Rica border, present canal zone in Eastern Panama and Atrato River in Columbia. The officers speak about canal relocations and future requirements in Panama. A map of Panama shows present canal zone. An officer speaks.
Scenes of Theodore Roosevelt campaigning for President as Bull Moose Party candidate in 1912
Theodore Roosevelt, Bull Moose Party candidate for President of the United States, is seen seated on a low concrete wall in front of the porch of a house. He appears relaxed and is surrounded by men who listen as he speaks, informally. Closeup of Roosevelt. Next, a motorcade carrying him drives along a wide street in what appears to be a town in an American western state. A woman, in western garb, on horseback, and carrying a bouquet of flowers, leads the motorcade. The cars are decorated with American flags. Roosevelt rides in the back of the lead car, which is followed by several others. Scene shifts to huge gathering of people surrounding a speaker's stand, where Theodore Roosevelt is about to speak. Two women in western clothes, on horseback, ride through the crowd to the speaker's stand and each presents Roosevelt with a bouquet of flowers. He thanks them and holds the bouquets aloft, before handing them to another man in the speaker's box. Next, Roosevelt, in closeup, is seen standing, in an open car, parked in front of a house, speaking directly into the camera (unseen). People are gathered around his as he speaks. Roosevelt gestures with his right hand and forefinger as he speaks.
U.S. Navy Captain flies 1912 Curtiss pusher seaplane in demonstration flight, at Washinton D.C.
An original 1912 U.S. Navy Curtiss pusher bamboo seaplane is parked on the shore of the Anacostia River, at the United States Naval Base in Anacostia, Washington, D.C. Its flight controls are seen moving as sailors (unseen) check their movements. Next, with the engine running, Captain "Dick" Richardson, climbs aboard and makes his own quick flight control check. Closeup of him at the controls giving a nod that he is ready to be pushed into the water for a demonstration flight. Sailors maneuver the craft to the edge of shore and push it into the river. Roosevelt Hall, at U.S. Army Fort Lesley J. McNair, is seen across the river in the background. The seaplane's lower left wing dips into the water momentarily, as Captain Richardson taxis it away from the shore. Scene shifts to the seaplane taking off from the river, after which, Captain Richardson Quickly brings it back down to a water landing, near the Washington Channel.
Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt campaigns for the 1912 United States presidential election
Intertitle saying “1912”. United States Presidential candidate Woodrow Wilson delivers a campaign speech. Woodrow Wilson’s opponent, former United States President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a speech. Intertitle saying “1913”. Outgoing United States President William Howard Taft shakes hands with United States President-elect Woodrow Wilson. United States President Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration at the United States Capitol.
