Crew is assembled in formation on deck of a U.S. Nevada Class battleship as the Captain reads his orders. Triple guns in turret are visible in foreground. In unrelated scene, likely viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York City, the USS Arkansas (BB-33) is being assisted by numerous tug boats as it makes its way out to sea. Final scene shows sailors feeding their pet goat (mascot) aboard a U.S. Naval vessel. (Ford Motor Company, 1923)
A stagecoach to mark the 100th anniversary of settlement in Ypsilanti, Michigan. A stagecoach with a sign on the top that reads ' on our way to Ypsilanti-100th anniversary-1823 to 1923' as it moves past people on street. Stagecoach in front of a pavilion in a park. Horses tied to a fence with ' Welcome' sign on it. Building with a sign on it that reads ' Welcome- Ypsilanti stage' Costumed ladies leave the building. Horses being fed and harnessed to coach. Stagecoach drives away.
A horse drawn carriage in Ypsilanti, Michigan. A horse drawn carriage makes a stop. Sign on the carriage reads "On our way to Ypsilanti's 100th Anniversary. 1823 to 1923". The carriage drives past a truck and pedestrian traffic in the business district. The carriage stops outside a building and a costumed woman and a child (in early 1800's clothing) get out and enter the building. The woman and the child come out of the building and get into the carriage. The carriage being driven away. The carriage drives down a country road. Dramatized scene in which Men in a car rob the carriage and its passengers. Men and women stand with their hands up as a man points a rifle at them.
The activities and policies on the National Socialist Party in Germany. Newspapers refer to activities in the streets and demonstrations against Fascism. People crowd on street during a rally. Joseph Goebbels stands in the center and people around him. Newspaper headline about Goebbels. Adolf Hitler walking with associates at torchlight rally People hold flags of Nazi Party. People wave. A man plays an instrument. A flag of the Nazi party. Goebbels speaks over a microphone. Nazi stormtroopers stand in a squad. People on streets of Munich Marienplatz during riots and confrontations between NSDAP, and police, and Communist KPD members after Beer Hall Putsch of November 1923.
A Vought VE-7 aircraft piloted by Navy Lieutenant W.M. Dillon comes in for landing on the United States aircraft carrier Langley off the coast off California. A man waves signal flags on the deck of the ship. Aircraft lands aboard the carrier on July 26, 1923. Sailors along the edge of flight deck look on.
On May 2, 1923, scenes of the first successful non stop flight across USA. Men open accordian doors to large hangar, revealing a specially modified Fokker T-2 airplane. Lieutenant Kelly and Lieutenant Macready, on the field, pose with Orville Wright. United States Army Air Service Fokker T-2 plane is pushed out of hangar by men. Painted on side of the plane is: 'Army Air Service Non Stop Coast to Coast'. Pilot gets ready as the airplane is fueled. Pilots and other Army officers on airfield. Animated map of the United States map illustrates course the flyers will take. Plane taxis on airfield. The Plane in flight and over Rockwell field, San Diego, California, and making a landing. Spectators on field greet the pilots as they climb down from the airplane.