View from Treptower Park, Berlin, Germany, of a sightseeing boat cruising on the Spree River. Closeup of the boat with many passengers on board, pulling into the park area. Scene shifts to dock in the park and several motor boats. A woman walks on the dock, past two park attendants, and steps aboard a small sightseeing boat. The larger boat, seen earlier, is passing by the end of the docks, in the background, causing boats at the dock to rock . A man and woman, in a pedal pontoon boat, bump into a small boat being rowed by a man.
A poster on a wall, in Berlin Germany, announces Mobilization. German soldiers in uniforms,including Pickelhaube (spiked helmets), assemble in a courtyard. Others are assembled in a city square. where they examine and sight their rifles, while being watched by several officers, dressed in long coats and caps. Members of an Army band walk rapidly past the camera, carrying their drums and other instruments, but not playing them. Soldiers assembled in a small square, with their arms stacked. A German army officer walks rapidly past civilian recruits gathered in a large square to join the army. Soldiers stand at large tables where the recruits sign up. Berlin citizens crowd a square as war is declared in 1914. Views from a vehicle driving past a crowd gathered in front of the Berliner Dom, on Museum Island in the Mitte borough. German soldiers are keeping civilians away from a large rectangular space set aside in front of the Berliner Dom. Crowd gathered in front of the Imperial Palace on the Museum Island at Schlossplatz. Glimpse of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial. Glimpse of troops parading in formation. Glimpse of a bemedaled German Hussar officer with unidentified domed building in background. Kaiser Wilhelm II , speaks from a porch on the Imperial Palace, announces the declaration of World War 1, to an assembled crowd of citizens. Monument of Otto von Bismarck in Berlin, with the Reichstag building in the background. Troops parading through crowds of spectators in front of the Reichstag.
The German light cruiser, SMS (KMS) Emden, leaving Wilhelmshaven, Germany, November 14,1926 on a worldwide training cruise. She is the third German warship to carry the name, "Emden." The ship's company, including many naval cadets, pose before departure. Some members pose on the dock, others her deck, and some are seen aloft on her upper structures. View of the ship's bow with Imperial shield visible above the anchor and a German cross affixed to her prow. The pier is crowded with family, friends, and interested spectators. After the official photographs have been taken, the ship's company prepare for their journey. Views from a high point nearby of the Emden in what is probably the Reichsmarinewerft naval shipyard. Cranes ships, docks, and other shipyard equipment and activities are seen in the background. The scene shifts to the ship ready to depart, with everyone at duty stations aboard. Smoke rises from the Emden's stacks as she leaves the pier and proceeds seaward on a world cruise, from which she will not return until March 1928.
A refugee registration center opens with aid of the United States in Berlin, Germany. Refugees arrive at the camp. The refugees enter a building. A man directs people. People sit with the registration forms. Men eat on dining tables in the refugee center.
A ball dance organized by a press in Berlin, Germany. Automobile traffic on the road. Women come out of a car. Women attend the ball dressed in silk bias cut evening gowns. Dignitaries enter the ballroom. Dignitaries including government officials, diplomats and leaders are present. The dignitaries were seated. They perform ball dance. Dignitaries talk to each other.
The '400' group perform plastic dance in Berlin, Germany. Women perform plastic dance at a social fad. Women make different postures while performing.
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