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The Wright Brothers' aircraft takes off and in flight near the NCR building in Dayton, Ohio.
The history of famous airplanes. A demonstration of the Wright airplane at the National Cash Register Company in 1911. The Wright Brothers' aircraft (Wright Model B, number 27) taxis across a grassy area in front of the company building in Dayton, Ohio. The aircraft takes off. Pilot Rogers at the controls of the aircraft. The aircraft in flight near the NCR building.
Shackleton's final ship "Quest" underway in the Atlantic Ocean during an expedition headed to Antarctica.
Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. Ship Quest underway at sea after stopping at Lisbon, Portugal. The Quest underway in the Atlantic Ocean. View from Quest as it passes the five masted sailing ship "France II" (stated as"La France" in the film slates), the largest sailing ship in the world, as it approaches St. Paul Rocks off the coast of Brazil. (France II was built by Chantiers et Ateliers de la Gironde in Bordeaux, and was launched November 9, 1911.)
Statistics showing the growth of the Bell System from 1876 to 1926 in the United States.
A documentary titled 'Building for Service' in the United States. In 1878 there were fewer telephones in the United States as compared to later years. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, in his forecast to the Electric Telephone Company writes that telephone cables could be laid underground or suspended overhead connecting with wires to buildings of any kind. A man could speak to another man at a distant place by this means. A graph showing the growth of the Bell System in the number of telephones, from 2 million in 1876 to 16 million in 1926. Thousands of people have worked in streets and on mountains in laying telephone facility, to bring the inventor's forecast to reality. A graph showing physical property of the Bell System from year 1911 through 1925.
Views of downtown Denver Colorado early in the 20th century; also mountains, waterfall and canyons in the Rockies of Colorado
Areas near the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The Pioneer Monument in downtown Denver, Colorado, with equestrian statue of Kit Carson on the top (sculpted by Frederick William MacMonnies in 1911). Old automobiles drive by in the background behind the monument. A man walks down a snow-covered slope of the Rockies among evergreen trees. Snow covered the mountain in the background. A view of Longs Peak and the Rockies surrounding the area. Aerial view of the Colorado Capitol Building (200 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80203, United States) in Denver, Colorado. The skyline of Denver and buildings and landmarks in the downtown Denver area. A small locomotive engine on a railroad track beside rock rubble. Two people walk past the steam locomotive. A waterfall in the Rockies. Water comes down the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
USAF Aviation Cadets attend classes in Preflight school at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
View of Aviation Cadet barracks at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.. Two soft drink machines near the front entrance have a sign on them reading: "Top Tigers." A two-blade propeller tops a vertical steel shaft protruding from an aircraft propeller hub set on the lawn. A single prop blade also sticks up from the lawn. Cadets double-time out of the barracks and along the walkways. They are followed by eight Cadet officers who walk in a single line, led by their Cadet Colonel. The cadet officers take up positions at the head of the other .cadets who are in a block formation according to height, with the tallest in the front rank and shortest in the rear. The cadet colonel gives marching orders to the group and leads them in a march to a training building.The cadets then enter the building in single file, removing their hats as they come under cover. Next they are seen seated in a classroom where an Air Force Lieutenant, instructor, describes an aircraft radial engine, with the help of a cutaway training aid. Another group of cadets is seen in a classroom where an Air Force officer is pointing at a map of China. An instructor places silhouettes of a Soviet MIG 15 fighter aircraft on a projection glass. A cartoon about preventing oversupply is seen on projection plate of an overhead projector. Other charts projected deal with: Components of Air Power; the M1911A1 45 caliber semi-automatic pistol; and personal characteristics. Closeups of cadets, including a foreign exchange cadet from Belgium, who steps to the front of the room to speak to the cadets. One cadet stands to ask a question.
Police officer holding a Colt Official Police Positive revolver arrests two criminals
An opening remark written by J. Edgar Hoover, the Director of the FBI. A Smith and Wesson Model 10 revolver with United States police badges. Various revolvers and hand guns on display. An M1911 pistol with an elaborately designed holster belt. A police officer holding a revolver arrests two criminals. The two criminals turn their backs with their hands up and facing a wall. The policeman points with his Colt Official Police Positive revolver.
