American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh arrives aboard USS Memphis (CL-13) at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. upon his return from Europe to the United States following his pioneering trans-Atlantic solo aircraft flight. He comes down the gangplank and is greeted by a phalanx of officials. They drive Lindbergh away in an open car. Two days later, June 13, 1927, the scene shifts to New York harbor, where there is a virtual traffic jam of ships and boats of all sizes and shapes, assembled to greet Lindbergh. Fireboats salute with streams of water as Lindberg arrives (as backseat passenger) in a seaplane from Mitchel Field on Long Island. The seaplane is seen flying over the harbor,and descending to land. The seaplane is seen in the water amongst the flotilla of vessels, as. Lindbergh is picked up by a police launch that takes him to the ship Macom, where he is helped aboard by passengers. (He almost falls into the water while stepping from the launch to the ship.) Lindbergh waves from the deck of the Macom, as they proceed in a parade of vessels toward a Manhattan pier. Upon arriving, Lindbergh is hustled into an open car and driven away surrounded by New york City policemen,including mounted police, who escort the car through mobs of spectators. Police form lines to hold back enthusiastic admirers. The car proceeds along a city street where cheering spectators jam the sidewalks and office workers create a virtual storm of ticker tape and confetti from their windows high above the street.
Company F of the1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, U.S. Army, initiates a new soldier in Tampa, Florida. A group of men bounces a recruit up and down on a blanket. Nineteen times he bounces on the blanket. This is an initiative by Company F of the 1st Ohio Volunteers during the Spanish-American War to welcome a new recruit to their unit. (Edison Company, 1898)
The Detroit News Balloon Race in Dearborn, Michigan. Balloons ascend near a mooring mast during the Detroit News Balloon Race.
A balloon race for the Detroit News Ballooning Trophy in Detroit, Michigan. A half filled balloon on the field. A few men beside the airfield. Aerial views of the balloons moored to the ground and the people spread over the field. A balloon piloted by W.C.Naylor and Kenneth Warren released and lifts off into the sky. 'Skylark' written on the envelope of the balloon. Another Army Air Service balloon piloted by Lieutenant Max Moyer and Lieutenant W E Huffman released and lifts off. A balloon piloted by Charles D Williams, Jr, and Arthur G Schlosser with Dr Geo M LeGallee lifts off. A balloon piloted by J.A.Boettner and W W Morton with H W Maxson lifts off. View of the balloon piloted by S A U Rasmussen, E J Hill and S A Mitchell lifting off from the field and who were the winners of the trophy. 'Detroit News Trophy Race' written on the envelope of the balloon.
A film titled 'shaft driven motorcycle' depicts features of a new shaft motorcycle. A U.S. soldier takes a test drive at the Holabird Quartermaster Motor Base. The new motorcycle moves on a road. The features of the motorcycle are a drive shaft, a foot accelerator and four forward gears. (World War II period).
An American professional football game between New York Giants and Baltimore Colts at Baltimore Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The spectators seated in the stands. The players on the field and the game underway The fans in the stands cheer. The first half is over and second half starts. A view of the spectators in the stand. The New York Giants win the game by 37-28.
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