Challengers arrive for speedboat racing in Detroit, Michigan. A group of men walks out of Michigan Central Station (same as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) railroad train station. Cars parked outside the station building. Commodore A A Gus Schantz greets and receives powerboat racer Kaye Don. Kaye Don gives a vote of thanks. Kaye Don meets American speedboat racer Garfield Wood. They stand on the steps of the City Hall. Schantz and other men stand in the background.
International speedboat racing for the Harmsworth Trophy on the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan. Aerial view of the Detroit Yacht Club and the Detroit River. Kaye Don and a mechanic aboard speedboat Miss England II. Aerial view of the first lap of the race. Boats underway during the race. View of a bridge in the background. Garfield Wood congratulates Kaye Don after the first lap of the race. The second lap of the race begins. Speedboat Miss England II takes a turn. Other boats pick up Don and crew. Prow of the speedboat above water.
John J. Jouett, president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, addresses the nation from Washington DC. John J. Jouett seated at a desk. He addresses the nation and talks about the expansion of the aircraft industry.
Grand Coulee Dam in Washington DC. View of Grand Coulee Dam built across the Columbia River. Mountains in the background. Water flows from the spillway of the dam. Water in a reservoir.
Paper print. Early motion picture from turn of 20th century. A blizzard in a city in the United States. A team of horses pulls a heavy wagon on a snow covered street. A woman walks on sidewalk. Numerous horse-drawn wagons on the streets. Men walk along snow-covered streets and sidewalks. A street car passes on a street. Horse and carriage waits at edge of a park. Men and women make their way through the snow. A partially plowed street with snow piled up in places. The street and sidewalk is filled with pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles.
Paper print. Early illusory motion picture, from turn of 20th century. Depicts a man pedalling a flying machine above scenes of New York City. Bridges of New York City are recognizable in the images below the man, including the Brooklyn Bridge. The man and machine appear to fall down at end of scene.
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