A 1920's film on advances in transportation depicts men walking to work in the early 1900s. Footage is 1920s, but actors are wearing very early 1900's fashions and depicting that earlier period. A man and a woman stand at their urban house house doorstep as the man prepares to leave for work. Women on their doorsteps of their houses after men leave. Men walking to work. Camera slowly pans from street level upward showing the Fendall Building, a law office building, at the corner of Indiana Avenue and 4 1/2 Street NW, Washington, DC (which is now 300 Indiana Avenue NW, Washington DC. That address was later the site of the "Municipal Center Building" and today is the site of the Henry J. Daly Building that houses the Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters. The Fendall Building was torn down in 1931-1932). Dramatized view of workers and officials entering and leaving the Fendall Building via a stair into a door with sign "Fendall Building" above the door.
Bonus Army Parade in Washington, United States. United States soldiers march on a street with flag. Band follows them. Soldiers with flags of United States march on the street followed by soldiers carrying flags of military forces. Soldiers follow them with placards in their hand. Cripple soldier gives placard to child. Soldiers with placard go into building.
Reverend James R Cox and his Hunger Caravan followers during the Great Depression. The group demonstrates and protests peacefully at Capitol Plaza in Washington DC. Cox leads the demonstration. People walk behind him. Cox stands and waves. Crowd gathers at Square. Police guards in position. People stand in line and get food relief. Man pours a drink into cup. Sauerkraut and frankfurters in the containers and in plates.
Shows disabled war veterans (soldiers) being assisted by nurses at the White House lawn festival in Washington DC. War veterans from various U.S. campaigns including World War I, the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, and the U.S. Civil War wait in line to shake hands with President Herbert Hoover in the traditional White House reception. The First Lady and members of President Hoover's cabinet are also on hand to greet the well-wishers. The oldest soldiers present include both confederate and union soldiers from the American Civil War.
Exterior of Capitol building in Washington DC. Firemen wash the off dirt and grime from the building using high pressure water hoses.
Air race for Curtiss Marine Trophy in Washington DC, United States. Officers inspect planes. Admiral Moffett among the spectators. The officers stand in a group. An aircraft in the background. The door of the aircraft is open. Interior of the plane is seen. Men stand in a group on the field and look towards the sky. The officers stand near a plane. Several men seated in a U.S. Navy aircraft.