Maiden flight of United States airship Akron. USS Akron in flight and aerial view of a large crowd gathered at the launching ceremony of Akron. Wife of President Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Louise Henry Hoover arrives at the ceremony to launch the airship. She speaks on the microphone during the ceremony. She pulls a long line to release a trap door and pigeons from Akron.
Maiden flight of United States airship Akron. C.E. Rosendahl along with the crew of Akron lined up with people in the background. USS Akron comes out of a hangar at Goodyear Zeppelin in Akron, Ohio on 23rd September, 1931. American flag at the nose of the airship. Airship lifts off and in flight. A sign on the ground reads ' Goodyear Zeppelin ' The airship returns after its trial flight.
Maiden flight of United States airship Akron. Lieutenant Settle, Navy Chief's inspection staff signs the receipt for the Akron. He congratulates President L.W. Litchfield and Dr. Karl Arnstein. Airship Akron in flight while on its way to Lakehurst.
United states submarine Nautilus in the Arctic region during a polar expedition. Ice floats on surface of the water. A man at the bow of the submarine Nautilus is pulled aboard with a line. Two other men help him. A diver being helped by a man in the engine room to put on his helmet. The diver goes under water as the man holds an air hose. The diver comes out and removes his helmet. A man puts a thermometer in the diver's mouth to record his body temperature.
United States submarine Nautilus O-12 (SS-73) in the Polar Arctic region during a polar expedition. Men load supplies onto Nautilus. George Hubert Wilkins and Lincoln Ellsworth and others stand and chat. Wilkins and Ellsworth along with another crew members put on their jackets and caps to protect themselves from cold during an expedition in the Arctic region.
United States submarine Nautilus O-12 (SS-73) in the Arctic region during its 1931 polar expedition. Submarine leaves the coast for the Arctic region. The submarine underway at sea. Naval artillery aboard the submarine. A woman and a dog aboard it. A ship underway at sea.
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