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 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.
United States submarine Nautilus in the Arctic region during a polar expedition. Submarine Nautilus with men aboard it at the coast as it leaves for a polar expedition. The submarine underway at sea. It is at a yard as men work on it. Men at the bow of the submarine. An officer salutes George Hubert Wilkins as he along with other crew members leaves for the polar expedition. Men on the bow wave to a ship.
United States submarine Nautilus O-12 (SS-73) in the Arctic region during a polar expedition. Ships underway at sea. Men come aboard Nautilus submarine. People gathered along the coast. A man pours out a liquid in a bucket. Men at the bow of the submarine. A vessel anchored in mid sea. Men at the bow of the submarine. A vessel and a barge in the sea. Snow covered mountains in the polar region. An iceberg on the surface of the water.
United States submarine USS O-12 (SS-73), known as the Nautilus, in the Arctic region during a polar expedition. A map depicts the polar caps and the route taken by Nautilus O-12 during its expedition to reach the polar region. A sea diver on the side of the Nautilus submarine. Men aboard the Nautilus with ice in the foreground. Snow covered line of a crane aboard the submarine. A man aboard the Nautilus as he wears thermal gear. A man work on a machine in the engine room of the submarine.
Brief view of Mussolini in Italy wearing a top hat. Clip proceeds on theme of lifestyle of people in United States in the 1920s, also referred to as the "Roaring 20s". Pedestrians and various people on busy streets of New York City as cars and truck move past them. A woman gets her make up done in a makeup studio. A woman in flapper fashions smokes a cigarette. View of a line of women's legs all wearing silk stockings and shorter skirts than in prior times. Women in swimming suits at a beauty pageant. Federal agents smash liquor bottles and break up wooden barrels draining liquor to enforce prohibition. Gangsters killed in an encounter in the street. Gangsters, possibly mafia, being arrested and led away by police at gun point. Men and women perform Charleston dance. A bartender is seen mixing a drink. Men and women enjoy ballroom dancing at a night club. Closeup of a street sign for Wall Street. Brief view of crowds outside New York Stock Exchange building around time of stock market crash of 1929.
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