First trans world flight in 1924 to the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean. A Douglas World Cruiser in flight over the Kuril Islands and on coastal waters. American crewmen of Douglas World Cruiser. Crewmen work on DWC. A map depicts the trans world flight. DWC lands on water. American crewmen with Japanese women. The map demonstrates that Japan is readily accessible from the outside through various transcontinental air flights. A Japanese fishing boat underway.
A film honors Japanese war heroes of the Russo-Japanese War. Graves of Japanese soldiers in Japan. A tombstone of a Japanese soldier. A smoking volcano across a water body. Smoke billows up from the volcanic eruption.
Japanese Emperor Hirohito reviews his battle fleet in Yokohama, Japan. Emperor Hirohito of Japan, dressed in Naval white uniform, and carrying a sword, walks past an honor guard of Japanese sailors who present arms in salute. The Emperor renders a hand salute. He is accompanied by high ranking military officers. Scene shifts to Crowds of Japanese civilians watching the proceedings from a stone bulwark at waters edge. Next, the Emperor and entourage descend a gangplank and board a Navy launch, displaying a large Naval Rising Sun ensign. Some large freighters and small boats are seen in the harbor. View from the dock as the launch pulls away. A sailor and a Marine are standing at attention in foreground. Closeup of the Japanese battleship Kirishima. View of the navy launch as sailors raise the Imperial flag of the Emperor on its bow. View from deck of the battleship Kirishima, where sailors in dress whites stand at attention while she fires a salute with one of her guns. View from her port side, as the Kirishima continues firing gun salutes. Gun smoke obscures the ship. back on shore, the embankment is filled with crowds of spectators. Many carry umbrellas. View of the battleship Kirishima from another ship, where sailors line the deck railing at attention. Japanese military aircraft fly overhead in formations above the Kirishima. Glimpse of a column of Japanese Navy capital ships.
Austrian troops prepare to resist the Nazi German forces in Vienna, Austria. The Austrian Home Guard are attached to regular military forces of the nation to strengthen fighting units. Austrian soldiers are issued rifles which were loaded on a truck. The soldiers with rifles slung over their shoulders. An Austrian officer reviews his troops.
King George V and Queen Mary are welcomed from the residents of Leeds, England. King Geroge V and Queen Mary are seated in a horse-drawn carriage which drives past a crowd lined up on a street. King George V inspects the Town Hall and reviews the Life Guards. The King and the Queen pass in a horse-drawn carriage from the front of the Town Hall.
Three hundred and fifty men and women swim in the Seine River in Paris, France during a swimming contest. The swimmers swim past boats. Spectators watch the race. The swimmers swim under a bridge. Notre Dame cathedral overlooks swimmers. French champion Jean Taris swims and wins the race.
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