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Montage of Wright brothers and their airplanes in France and at Ft. Myer, Arlington, Virginia.

As a contrast to the early pioneering airplanes, passengers are seen seated inside cabin of a "modern" airplane (Douglas DC-4E). View of the DC-4E in flight. A view of Orville Wright. Wilbur Wright gesturing as he talks with officials in France about an aerial course to be flown. Wilbur Wright placing wheels under a Wright Flyer before it is moved across a muddy field in France. A team of men pull a rope raising a catapult weight in a tower. The weight falls, catapulting the Wright Flyer airplane into the air. Soldiers remove a Wright Flyer airplane from a storage building onto the parade grounds at Ft. Myer, Virginia. The airplane is seen in flight with Orville Wright alone, at the controls, On July 30, 1909, soldiers are seen moving a Wright Flyer from its shed for its final acceptance test. President William Howard Taft, U.S. Army Major George Owen Squier, U.S. Army Major Charles E. Saltzman and Wilbur Wright are among those standing with the President, as the Wright Flyer is moved toward the parade ground. Views of the monorail and weight and catapult used for launching an airplane. Men turn the two propellers on a Wright Flyer, as Wilbur Wright stands at the rear of the aircraft engine and makes an adjustment. . On September 9, 1908. U.S. Army Lt. Frank P. Lanham, seen in uniform, seated on a Wright Flyer, is joined by Orville Wright. Wilbur. They take off and set a new airborne endurance record, and Lt. Lanham becomes the first Military officer to fly in an airplane. On July 30th, as part of the final acceptance test, Orville Wright takes Army Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois on a cross country flight to Alexandria, Virginia, and back again. They are seen aboard the Wright Flyer, and then high in the air on their way to Alexandria.

Date: 1908
Duration: 3 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033853
President Franklin Roosevelt with his sons, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Junior and Elliott Roosevelt

United States President Franklin Roosevelt seated on a chair after the Tehran Conference (Project Eureka) during World War 2. Seated on his right is Harry Hopkins. Seated on his left is General Dwight Eisenhower. President Franklin Roosevelt's two sons stand behind him. Both his sons, Elliott Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Junior are in uniforms.

Date: 1943, December
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053425
Civil Air Patrol committee members flying at Alexandria airfield, Virginia.

International exchange of CAP ( Civil Air Patrol ) cadets in Washington D.C., United States. United States Taylorcraft aircraft taxi along and take off from an airfield. The aircraft are carrying CAP committee members. They are followed by a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane with "V" tail. A number of light aircraft taxi and take off. Men work under the wing of an aircraft. It taxis. Building and cars in the background.

Date: 1953, July 27
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042539
Scientific Documentary 'Ancient World-Egypt' shows peaks of the Mountain of the Moon in Equatorial Africa and River Nile.

Scientific Documentary 'Ancient World-Egypt' depicts ancient Egypt. River Nile on an animated map. Peaks of the Mountain of the Moon in Equatorial Africa. Path of the Nile through Uganda and Sudan into Egypt. Stalactites in caves. Water flowing through rocky terrains. Wild plants and bushes along flowing waters. Small tributaries join together to flow into River Nile.

Date: 1951
Duration: 5 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064336
Crowds surround car carrying Saad Zaghloul, Nationalist Leader of Egypt, returning from exile in Europe

View from above. Large crowd assembled in street Some carry a large Egyptian flag (during time of riots and unrest in Egypt, and Egypt seeking independence from Great Britain). Crowd swarms around car carrying Egyptian Nationalist Leader Saad Zaghlul Pasha as he returns to Egypt from exile in Europe. Some even climb on his car. Zaghlul Pasha poses for photograph by open window.

Date: 1921, April
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675040007
The Great Step Pyramid Complex at Saqqara in Egypt with its Limestone structures and carvings on walls.

Scientific Documentary depicts ancient Egypt. View of the Great Step Pyramid Complex at Saqqara in Egypt. Huge limestone walls of the Pyramid. Monumental Royal Tomb. Damaged walls and parts of the monument. Carvings and pillars on limestone walls. Stone carvings of faces of men, birds, and animals on walls depicts the lifestyle of ancient Egypt. Statue of the King and Queen.

Date: 1951
Duration: 4 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064338