Ethiopian flier Colonel Hubert Fauntleroy Julian (nicknamed The Black Eagle) arriving back in New York, United States aboard the ocean liner Île de France. Hubert Julian, of Harlem, is returning from Abyssinia (Ethiopia) where Emperor Selassie had invited him to take part in the Emperor's coronation. But Colonel Julian returned after crashing one of the Emperor's planes (a de Havilland Gipsy Moth that was a gift to the Emperor) during a coronation rehearsal. (According to the New York Times of November 1, 1930, the Emperor "ordered him out of the country in disgrace.") Colonel Julian poses for the camera. A puppy in the background on the deck of the Ile de France.
Australian golfer Joseph Henry Kirkwood in a golf show in New York, United States. Kirkwood demonstrates his skills on a stage. He hits a ball with a club. A girl lying on the stage. A ball is placed in the heels of her shoe. A man dressed somewhat like a clown sits with golf balls on different parts of his body. Kirkwood performs a dangerous stunt as he hits the balls off of the various parts of the man's body, without hitting the man.
Film begins showing allegorical statue of woman named "Brooklyn" by sculptor Daniel Chester French, on granite pedestal at Brooklyn side entrance to the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. Scene shifts to Police directing traffic of motor vehicles and horse-drawn wagons on the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. Barges and ships seen below the Manhattan bridge on which electrified train is running. Burns Brothers Coal loading facility on the river's edge. Point of view shot from first car of electrified railroad train traveling over the Manhattan bridge with dual tracks. Another train is approaching on the other track. A roadway is seen rising up parallel to the railway, on the right of the screen. Several cars on it are heading through the Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade. Side view of the Manhattan Bridge over the East River in New York City. Docks are seen at river edge, below. The Brooklyn Bridge is seen dimly in the background. Commercial traffic of horses and wagons, cars, and trucks along road beside East River piers. Many appear to be food purveyors. The Manhattan Bridge crosses the entire area in the background. Several pedestrians are seen strolling near the Manhattan bridge Arch and Colonnade. Top of Manhattan Bridge seen in closeup.
Buffalo Bill Cody in the United States. American soldier and showman Buffalo Bill Cody and Native American Indian Oglala Lakota chief, Iron Tail, (whose profile is featured on the buffalo nickel) seated in chairs outside a tent as they interact with each other using sign language. Frontal and profile closeups of Chief Iron Tail. Closeup of Buffalo Bill.
Film begins showing two men alone, walking gingerly on snow covered frozen river. Next, the Upper Steel Arch Bridge is seen (also known as the Honeymoon Bridge) spanning the Niagara River between New York, U.S.A. and Ontario, Canada, at Niagara Falls. Mist rises all along the river and obscures the view at times. Some large industrial buildings, emitting smoke from their stacks, are visible high on a cliff overlooking the river. Film concludes as Camera focuses on Niagara Horseshoe falls with plumes of water and mist rising dramatically.
At beginning the film shows partially frozen Niagara River in snowy scene near Niagara Falls. The Honeymoon bridge seems to be in the background, but views are obscured by mist. Next is a view of the Canadian Niagara Power station overlooking the Niagara River, at Niagara Falls. Final view is of clouds billowing above Niagara Falls.
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