A biplane aircraft hooked on to an airship in the United States. A U.S. biplane hooked to a trapeze. The biplane approaches an airship. Insignia of the United States on the biplane. It is hooked. A pilot in the cockpit of the biplane. The airship in flight with the hooked biplane.
U.S. sailors parade along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC. An airship in flight. Two airships in flight. People crowd on either side of the street. Buildings on either side of the street. The sailors march. Airship USS Los Angeles and a blimp in flight. The U.S. flag in the foreground. The sailors parade at U.S. President Herbert Hoover's inauguration ceremony.
The film 'The Great Train Robbery' in the United States. A group dances in a small cabin. A band plays music. Horses on a path in woods. A man fires guns. A group chases another. Three men in the woods. Other men sneak up on them. Horses in the background. A gun fight. First three men are killed. A close up of a man in a cowboy outfit pointing a pistol.
Excerpt from fictional silent film "The Birth of a Nation" shows Colonel Ben Cameron nicknamed 'Little Colonel' wounded and enamored of his northern nurse in the United States. Wounded people in a military hospital. The wounded Colonel on a bed. A northern hospital nurse Elise plays a musical instrument. She comes and sits near him. The nurse sings and the Colonel listens to her. Colonel Ben reads a letter written by Phil. The nurse sits near his bed and talks. The Colonel gives a small diary to her. Elise reads the diary. Other patients and nurses in the background.
Excerpt from fictional silent film "The Birth of a Nation" shows Colonel Ben Cameron's mother appealing for mercy. Cameron's mother in a hospital. A guard in the hospital stops her. Wounded Colonel Ben lying on a bed. Northern nurse Elise stands near his bed. Other patients in the background. Ben's mother takes permission from the guard to meet her son. Elise holds hands of the Colonel and he tries to say something. The Colonel's mother walks in and looks at her son. She speaks to her. Elise stands near his bed. An army surgeon says that the Colonel will be hanged as a guerrilla. Elise and Colonel's mother are shocked to hear this. The surgeon walks away. The mother cries putting her head on the chest of the Colonel and holding hands of Elise. She says that they will ask for mercy. Elise leaves. The mother is tensed. She cries holding hands of another nurse. Officials and dignitaries in a hall. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln seated in a chair. Ben's mother and Elise in the hall. They both approach Abraham Lincoln and he shakes hands. They appeal to Lincoln regarding the hanging of Colonel Ben. A close up of Elise. The mother speaks to Lincoln. Ben on his bed in the hospital. Ben's mother begs for mercy and cries. Lincoln consoles her. Elise stands and prays. Lincoln looks at some documents on a table. He wears spectacles and writes on a paper. Elise becomes happy. The President gives the paper to Ben's mother. Elise and the mother hug each other. An officer seated in a chair. They both leave the hall. A man comes to Lincoln. Ben in the hospital. Elise and the mother come and tell the Colonel that he will not be hanged. The mother holds the paper of mercy in her hand and shows it to Ben. Ben recovers at the hospital. The mother hugs Elise. Elise speaks to the guard and leaves. Ben talks to Elise and feels shy. She tries to go away and the Colonel pulls her back. The mother is back in her home and meets her husband and daughter
Excerpt from the fictional silent film "The Birth of a Nation" shows Generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant meeting at Appomattox Courthouse in the United States. The Generals and officials in the court. Both the Generals seated in chairs. An official reads a paper. He hands it over to General Grant and then takes it back. Another official hands a paper to General Lee in the background. Both of them sign. General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant. Both the Generals shake hands.
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