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Lenin with his pets.
Russian revolutionary leader Lenin with his pet cat in his hands. 1922.
A primary glider being flown in the United States
Slate reads: "How the Wrights learned to fly -- the motorless, man-carrying glider."A primary glider is seen, circa 1922. A group of people, at the top of a high hill, overlooking a valley, watch as the glider with skeleton frame,single high wing, and wheels, launches from the hilltop. It is operated by a single pilot who maneuvers it on a long flight toward the valley below.
Turkish Nationalists arrive by ship at Samsun, Anatolia (Turkey)
Turkish Nationalists on a ship docked at Samsun, Anatolia (Turkey). Large Turkish flags are displayed on the ship, and on the dock. Officials pose on the gangplank. Turkish irregulars disembark , carrying large sacks of belongings. A Turkish officer is seen carrying a sidearm. But no other weapons are seen. Scene shifts to a procession through the war ravaged city during the period of the Turkish War of Independence and the end of the Greco-Turkish War. The procession is led by officials riding in horse-drawn carriages. Numerous Turkish flags are carried in the procession. The scene shifts, again, to destroyed buildings, including the Governor's office building. Other destruction is seen, resulting from earlier bombardment by the U.S. and Greek warships. (Note: Naval bombardment of virtually undefended Samsun was carried out by the following, on June 7, 1922: American warships:USS Sands (DD-243); USS McFarland (DD-237); USS Sturtevant (DD-240); Greek warships: Cruiser, Georgios Averof; Destroyer, Nazos; Battleship, Kilkis; Destroyer,Leon; plus several other Greek Cruisers and minesweepers.)
Kaiser Wilhelm II in exile in Holland
Kaiser Wilhelm at his villa (Huis Doorn, Langbroekerweg 10, 3941 MT Doorn, Netherlands) in Holland, where he resided in exile. He stands on a bridge and throws food to ducks, from a basket held by an assistant. One of his 5 dachshund dogs is at his feet. View of ducks swimming around retrieving food. Closeup of the Kaiser smoking a cigarette and nodding to his assistant as they empty the basket. The exiled Kaiser holding a cane with his withered hand, as he strolls with a visitor. Later he is seen in his garden smoking a cigarette, as an assistant rolls a wheelbarrow of split firewood to him. Using only his right hand, He throws chunks of wood from the wheelbarrow to a pile in a shed nearby. Men in the background are spitting more firewood. Next, the Kaiser is seen arm in arm strolling with his second wife, widowed Princess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath, whom he married in 1922. Close-up of the couple as they pause momentarily for the camera.
Different species of birds on Ascension Island seen as Ernest Shackleton's ship, The Quest, is returning to Antarctica
Film of the Quest's return journey, 8 months after the death of SIr Ernest Shackleton at South Georgia, Antarctica (on January 3, 1922). The expedition has stopped at Ascension Island en route to Antarctica. On 4th August, the expedition's naturalist George Hubert Wilkins, together with Major C. A. Tennyson (Commandant of the Ascension Island Garrison), explores a colony of sooty terns (also known as Wideawakes).
Logbook of ship Quest on death of Ernest Shackleton; his burial and gravesite in Grytviken, South Georgia.
A film about Sir Ernest Shackleton's last expedition to Antarctica. Clip opens with view of cover of ship log book for the Quest. A few frames of the clip show the logbook entry for January 5, 1922 indicating the sudden death of Ernest Shackleton from heart failure and notes about the attending physician, Macklin. Scene changes to show the grave of Ernest Shackleton in Grytviken, South Georgia Island. Crew members approaching and gathered around the grave site of Shackleton on a snow covered field. A wreath at the grave.
