United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd's 1926 arctic expedition. Cameraman sets up motion picture camera on tripod atop a floating ice floe. Expedition workers float the Fokker trimotor aircraft, named, "Josephine Ford," ashore. Only its nose engine and wing are installed. Later, after being fully assembled, the engines are started. Floyd Bennett and Richard Byrd, conversing, over the roar of the engines. Team members having a meal near the airplane.
Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd's 1926 arctic expedition to fly an airplane over the North Pole. The expedition's F-VII Tri-motor airplane, the "Josephine Ford," is seen parked on the snow at Spitsbergen, Norway. Men work to level a surface in the snow to permit takeoff. Snow and ice covered mountains in the background. The aircraft with engines running. It begins a takeoff roll, but strikes a snowbank and breaks one of its skis. Men gather near the airplane. They shovel snow from the airplane.
Superintendent at a Goodyear mill receives an award on behalf of his workers' one hundred percent participation in the Victory Loan drive in Saint Hyacinthe Quebec, Canada. Workers standing along with him. Goodyear workers play croquet outside the building on a cement court.
Dancing girls perform aquatic dance at a night club in Paris France (possibly some part of a dance revue or follies). Ladies remove their gowns and shoes. They jump in a water tank wearing swimsuits. Swim, play, and perform aquatic dance and wrestling under water. Some girls sit on chairs near the tank.
British Aviators complete the flight between Europe and America at Floyd Bennett Field,New York. Plane lands at airport and a group of guards escort the flyers. British Aviators Lt. Maurice Rossi and Paul Codos surrounded by excited crowd and media persons. The aviators completed their record flight in their Joseph Le Brix monoplane.
A horned or hammerhead shark caught in Veracruz City, Mexico. Fishermen catch the 2500 pound shark after a struggle of four hours. Fishermen in boat and in water bring the shark ashore. The hammerhead shark trapped in the net. Fishermen observe its eye and sharp teeth. Two fishermen stand near the suspended shark as one holds its tail.
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