A film on the development of air transport. German dirigible Bodensee in flight in Germany. A large group of workers and spectators watch as airship "Bodensee" is pulled out of a large hangar. Workers around and in the gondola as it rests on the ground. The dirigible in flight over a city. Interior of the gondola shows two men eating dinner. Other people are looking out of the windows of the gondola. Crowds on the ground looking up. Bodensee airship comes in for a landing.
Argentine Ambassador Honorio Pueyrredón speaks into four microphones, at the dedication of a memorial to General and independence leader, José de San Martín, located in Judiciary Square, Washington, DC. (It was moved to Triangle Park, at Virginia Avenue and 20th Street, in 1976.) This is a duplicate of the original located at the Plaza San Martin, in Buenos Aires. It is a gift to the United States from Argentina. View of the flag-draped equestrian statue, as it is uncovered displaying the flags of Argentina and the United States and numerous doves flying skywards. View of the memorial base, as an aide climbs steps and presents the Ambassador with an object that he places into an opening in the base. Scene shifts to President Calvin Coolidge, stepping to the podium, surrounded by officials and notables, including First lady Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge. They applaud and then sit as the President begins to speak. Change of scene shows closeup of the President and Mrs. Coolidge standing on a stand decorated with flags and bunting, set up next to a building. Secretary of State, Frank Billings Kellogg, stands to the left of Mrs. Coolidge. Uniformed Argentine soldiers stand at attention in front of the dignitaries. The President shields his eyes from the sun as he observes something to his left.
A view of the waterfront in Juneau, Alaska. Buildings along the coast with mountains in the background. A ship anchored at the harbor.
Views from moving train on Alaska railroad. Ice floating in water with snow covered hills in the background. View from the top of a glacier. Sun sets at the horizon with bay in the foreground. Full moon in sky over lake. Trees silhouetted.
McKinley National Park in Alaska, United States. A car moves slowly over rough dirt road at rustic entrance gate of the McKinley Park in Alaska. Sign reads: "Gateway to McKinley National Park." Several cars and a tourist bus driving on an improved dirt road in the Park. Flowers growing at side of the road. Several log cabins and platform tent at a permanent site in the park. A car parked at edge of rutted dirt road
McKinley National Park in Alaska, United States. Man in overalls and cowboy hat walks past a biplane parked on an airfield. The airplane is powered by a radial engine equipped with exhaust collector ring and pipe extending below lower wing to reduce noise in the cockpit. A runway is visible behind the aircraft tail, and trailers or fuel tanks, or airplanes are grouped on other side of runway, with high mountains in background. Tourist Tents erected on a field at the Savage river campsite. A view of the Teklaneka river valley surrounded by mountains. A dirt road (highway) can be seen.
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