Glimpses of airplanes and crews that made the Pan American Goodwill flight that covered 22,000 miles to 21 Central and South American nations, in 1926. Aerial view of hangars and runway at kelly Air Base, Texas, as one of the five Loening OA-1 Amphibious aircraft takes off from the runway on Dec. 21, 1926.The five aircraft seen in flight over a city, are: The New York, with crew: Maj. Herbert Dargue and Lt. Ennis Whitehead; The San Antonio with crew: Capt. Arthur McDaniel and Lt. Charles Robinson; The San Francisco with crew: Capt. Ira Eaker and Lt. Muir Fairchild; The Detroit, with crew: Capt. Clinton Woolsey and Lt. John Benton; and The St. Louis, with crew: Lt. Bernard Thompson and Lt. Leonard Weddington. President Coolidge presenting the pilots with with citations for the Distinguished Flying Cross at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., on May 2, 1927, at the opening of the Pan American Air Commission Conference.
The unveiling ceremony of Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota. President Franklin Roosevelt moves in a car towards Mount Rushmore. Sculpted face of former President Thomas Jefferson is unveiled. President Roosevelt along with dignitaries watches the unveiling. The sculpted face of George Washington clearly seen on the mountain.
Water rises and flows on streets during rainstorm in Rapid City, South Dakota. Cars parked along roadside. Exteriors of a building. Lights lit up in long porch of a building. Water flows on streets. Passing cars kick up water on road.
Night view of Rapid City in South Dakota during rainstorm. Cars parked along road. Water flows on street. McDonald's signboard across road. Lights lit up in porch of a building.
Sign reads 'Hospital Emergency Entrance' in Rapid City, South Dakota. Volunteer workers clean and dry medical records. Debris along roadside.
Cars parked along roadside in Rapid City, South Dakota. Men use trained dogs to search dead bodies in debris. Men search in wooded area. A volunteer puts on a scuba diver suit. Diver goes down water hole. Search team watches. Diver in water searches under debris for bodies. Diver comes up and indicates that he found nothing. Search team around water hole in wooded area.
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