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Gymnasts march and make human pyramid in Shoreham, England.
Gymnasts perform at Shoreham, England. Performers march at a field. They make a human pyramid in human circle.
An early maglev train said to have reached a speed of of 500 miles per hour in England.
Car on a railway track surrounded by concentric circles of metal. It appears to be a very early magnetic levitation train. Slate at head of film claims it has reached speeds of 500 mph. As the cars pass along the track, a sign reading, "Danger Current On" is seen.
Mrs David George Lloyd received by officials and children to inaugurate communal kitchen in East England.
Dame Margaret, wife of Prime Minister David Lloyd George inaugurates communal kitchen in East England. Mrs George inaugurates the first two kitchens in the East England. She gets off from the car. Officials receive her and cadets stand to welcome her. Women follow her. A child stands at a door as Mrs George comes out.
Two open buses carry American Veterans of World War I on postwar visit to France.
American veterans of World War 1 return to Paris not long after the war's end. They fill two open buses, each containing a cinematographer with camera, recording the events. A few women are included in the groups. They drive down the Boulevard Champs Elysees. Arc de Triomphe seen behind them.
Jazz being performed in a Paris night club after World War I
Zelli’s Royal Box night club in Paris, owned by Joe Zelli and located at 16 bis rue Fontaine. Several tables set in the club. People seated at the tables. The room is decorated. Bottles of alcoholic beverages are evident everywhere. An African American dancer performs in the center of the dance floor. Audience cheers and claps. An African American ensemble plays jazz and patrons dance. The trumpet player is Crickett Smith, and the drummer is USA Army Corporal Eugene Bullard. Patrons are seen on the dance floor under a chandelier with streamers. A balcony is seen above, where so-called "Royal Boxes"were arranged allowing patrons to watch festivities below. (Note: Bullard lived a storied life. Among other things, he served in World War 1 as one of 200 U.S. servicemen who flew for France. He was the first African American combat pilot and the first to shoot down enemy aircraft, and was decorated multiple times for valor. He was living in the Montmartre section of Paris after World War 1, which was known as a center for American Jazz music. He learned to play drums from the pioneer jazz musician Louis Mitchell and played in the house band at Zellis nightclub before taking over the management of a nightclub called Le Grand Duc, in 1924. The 2006 movie "Flyboys" portrayed members of the Lafayette Flying Corps and included a character based on Bullard.)
Ornithopter aircraft of various designs demonstrated including Gustav Lilienthal's large ornithopter.
Several attempts to fly ornithopters, intended to fly by flapping of wings. They manage to move their wings but fail in attempts to fly. The largest of them might be Gustav Lilienthal's large ornithopter, which was demonstrated in Germany and had a 3 horse power motor.
