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French troops monitor civilians crossing steel bridge over the Rhein (Rhine) river, between Ruhrort and Homberg, Germany
Civilians crossing steel Bridge across the Rein (Rhine) River between Ruhrort and Homberg, Germany, under observation by armed French troops in 1921. The bridge is partially obstructed by barbed wire obstacles deliberately placed. The roadbed is paved with stone blocks and has a rail line in it's center. The civilians appear to be heading to work. As they leave the bridge, heavy industrial facilities, including smoke stacks can be seen in the distance. View of waterway from bridge, showing several commercial side-wheeler steam vessels. French troops man a machine gun emplacement.
Aerial bombing of battleship USS Alabama (BB-8) in the Chesapeake Bay under direction of General Billy Mitchell
'Aerial bombing of obsolete battleship'. Bombing of an old United States Navy battleship USS Alabama (BB-8) in the Chesapeake Bay of the Atlantic Ocean in 1921. General William L Mitchell on the bridge of United States Mine Planter Schofield. Secretary of Navy Denby's yacht underway at sea. Planes maneuver off to Tangier Island, Virginia. A plane drops a chemical bomb, it strikes the forward deck and explosion occurs. An aircraft drops smoke bombs in water and smoke rises. White phosphorus bombs dropped and a massive explosion occurs.
Charles Evans Hughes and others outside a building in Washington DC, United States.
Cabinet members and prominent persons of the administration under President Warren G Harding. United States Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes and others walk down the stairs of a building in Washington DC, United States in 1921. Hughes along with AA Adee, HP Fletcher and RW Bliss outside a building.
A man and a woman talk in the light of a kerosene lamp in the United States. Also shows the 1893 DeWitt Clinton replica locomotive and train in operation.
The world struggle for oil is depicted. Use of components of oil in homes and in railroads in the United States is shown. A dramatization shows the effect of a kerosene lamp on social life. A woman seated in a chair near a table in a room. A kerosene lamp in a corner. A man opens the door of the room and walks in. The woman gets up and welcomes the man. They both walk to a seat and sit down. Another woman enters the room. The man stands to greet her. She increases the light of the lamp and then leaves the room. The man decreases the light of the lamp. The man and the woman talk. The 1893 replica of the 1831 DeWitt Clinton steam locomotive is shown in operation with its three carriage train, in New York City. The DeWitt Clinton was the first railroad locomotive to operate on the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad in New York. The reproduction seen here was built in 1893 by the New York Central Railroad for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. This footage was shot on July 17, 1921 when the DeWitt Clinton train was preparing for a trip to another exposition in Chicago. On this day it ran several times from 96th to 116th streets in New York City. New York Central employees are seen on the drain, dressed as passengers would have been in 1831. This replica was later displayed at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, and is is now on display at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan. It was acquired by Henry Ford in 1934, in an agreement with the New York Central that it would continue to travel to events on occasion.
Women pacifists march in New York parade demanding complete disarmament, during anti-war movement of early 1920s
Scenes from a November 12, 1921 protest parade of anti-war women march to support disarmament and promote messages of peace and "No more war". The parade coincided with the start of the Washington Naval Conference, also called the Washington Disarmament Conference. Women march in New York City, under the Washington Square Arch, with a banner that reads "The way to disarm is to disarm." A banner for "Religious Society of Friends" (Quakers). People march holding placards demanding complete military disarmament. A placard reads "Thou shalt not kill" and another reads "War means death famine pestilence." Another sign reads, "Cooperation pays better than competition. Let's try it between nations." A banner reads "Mothers do you teach your sons to save life or to kill?". View changes to parade as it continues on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. Large banner includes "Immediate, Universal, complete disarmament". Scene changes to Washington DC, several months later, on July 29, 1922. A group of pacifist women in Washington DC in front of their "No more war' banner. Women hang "no more war" signs on a artillery piece that is on display in a public square. Group of women raise their banner for "No more war" in front of the Headquarters of the Council for Limitation of Armaments, located at the National League of Women Voters headquarters building, at 532 17th St., NW, Washington, DC. (The Friends Disarmament Council of the Society of Friends was involved in this group, which was predecessor of the National Council for Prevention of War in the United States.)
United States battleship maneuvers near a Pacific ocean port
Rearward view from ship departing the scene, of U.S. warships in a Pacific harbor . Several commercial vessels moving about off the coast, including a 4-masted ship in the far distance. Sea condition is choppy, with whitecaps. View from stern of a large ship underway, with heavy wake behind. Two battleships maneuvering. Three warships maneuvering and a float plane descending to land near one. A battleship underway at high speed with heavy dense black smoke billowing from both stacks. The battleship (USS Oklahoma BB-37?) overtakes and passes the ship from which photos are being taken. Footage date is unknown; circa 1921.
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