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French fashion model poses wearing a bikini in Paris, Chinese hairstylists styling clients in Hong Kong
A French fashion model, in a fashionable bikini, poses with a flag while sailing in the river Seine in Paris, France. The fashion model poses by the river Seine, wearing feminine but provocative bikinis made of sheer fabric. Chinese hairstylist teases the hair of a girl to make a bouffant hair. Chinese woman neatens her hair with a small brush beside a woman getting her hair teased into a puffy bouffant hairstyle. Hairstylist puts a woman’s hair into place by putting on hairclip.
U.S. aviators are welcomed at different places during their journey around the world.
A flight around the world. A globe rotates. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge bids goodbye to army airmen. The President and Major General Mason Patrick and the fliers on a lawn of the White House, Washington DC. The journey starts from Seattle, Washington. Douglas World Cruisers ( DWC ) in flight. The DWCs parked in a bay. A forest in the background. They arrive at Chignik Bay, Alaska. The aircraft in flight. An iceberg. Lieutenant Lowell Smith stands on one of the pontoons and works with propellers on his DWC. The DWCs in flight from America to Asia. The aviators are welcomed by Japanese officials in Yetorufu, Japan. Japanese children playing in a school yard. A child has a Japanese and a U.S. flag, one in each hand. They reach Hong Kong, China. A fleet of native junks to welcome them. In Calcutta, India , a DWC taxis on water. A large number of people gather around a DWC. A crane lifts a DWC out of water. The aviators land in Constantinople. People around the aircraft. They reach Paris, France.. Aerial views of the city. Mrs. Maclaren congratulates the airmen in London, England. The crew of USS Richmond cheers the aviators. The aviators board their aircraft from a small boat. People watch as the aircraft land in Labrador, Canada. The DWCs are anchored in a bay and the aviators are brought to the shore in a boat. Naval officers greet them. The aircraft in flight over the Boston skyline. A motor launch in Boston Harbor. The DWCs land on water. The aviators arrive at the dock in the motor launch and are greeted by officials. They fly over New York. A large crowd greets the aviators at Mitchel Field, Long Island. They arrive at Bolling Field in Washington and are congratulated by President Coolidge and U.S. Secretary of War John Wingate Weeks. The three DWCs are followed by an XNBL-1 Barling bomber in flight in Dayton. Lt. Jack Harding is welcomed home. The world flight ends in Seattle, Washington. Photographers click pictures as a DWC lands. Major Martin greets aviators standing beside a DWC.
Japanese aggression in China during 2nd Sino-Japanese war and various world events leading to Japanese attack on U.S. at Pearl Harbor (WW2)
A summary report purporting to reflect phases of Japanese so-called "Tanaka Plan" beginning with Conquest of Manchuria, followed by Conquest of China; establishment of bases in South Pacific; and Conquest of the United States. Animated map shows pressure by German forces in offensive against Soviet Union and illustrates German air war against Britain. Scenes of bombing destruction in Britain, including overturned double-decker bus in ruins of buildings. A Nelson Class British battleship viewed from dead ahead. She is followed by the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. American newspaper headline reads: "Navy Bill Passes House." and "Huge Sum Voted for Two Ocean Navy." A line of U.S. Navy battleships underway, led by the USS Mississippi (BB-41). A field full of U.S. M3 Lee tanks moving in formation, as they are overflown by several Douglas B-18 bombers. Assembled Japanese leaders in a forum. Japanese Naval officers in a planning conference. Closeup shows Admirals Shigeyoshi Inoue and Raizō Tanaka pointing at a chart and conversing as other officers look on. Next, bomb bursts and black smoke rises as the attack on Pearl Harbor is underway. The USS West Virginia, USS Tennessee, and the USS Arizona, burning on Battleship row, during the attack. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek with staff officers walks to a waiting car. Forces allied with China, including American troops marching; British troops marching; and Dutch Colonial troops marching (in Batavia, the Capital of the Dutch East Indies). Japanese troops continuing their conquest of China, firing a field piece, and infantry charging in World War II. Newspapers announce Japanese advances into Malay Peninsula and Hong Kong. Others cite fall of Singapore fortress and of Corregidor (6 May, 1942). Animated map shows Japanese occupation encompassing Indochina, Thailand, and Burma (with loss of the Burma road) all of which compounded China's war efforts.
Poor children and slums area in England, Chinese Junks and other boats in harbor, drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Film about Social Section of the League of Nations. View of poor British children gathered and playing on cobbled street of England. Baby in a pram is also present and a small dog. Exterior views of prison building and a single prison window in England. View of a British street with shot of hotel sign, '27 Hotel' in England. A solitary woman walks on the street in Britain. Commentary explains the League's work in the abolition of brothels and prostitution. Campaign against dangerous drugs and narcotics. Boats and junks in a harbor, probably Hong Kong Harbor. Old Scotland yard. View of illegal drug heroin, hashish and other illegal drugs and paraphernalia seized and laid out on a table with identifying signs on each.
Charlie Chaplin celebrates his 77th birthday with his family, Sophia Loren, Tippi Hedren and John Houston in London.
Charlie Chaplin celebrates his 77th birthday during the filming of 'A Countes from Hong Kong' in London. A Charlie Chaplin figure on a cake. Charlie Chaplin puts his hat on the figure. Hollywood actors including Sophia Loren and Tippi Hedren present. Photographers click pictures. Oona O'Neill arrives with her daughters Josephione and Victoria. Charlie Chaplin's family including Sydney Chaplin and the film's actors near the cake. He cuts the cake as they look on. Veteran movie maker, director John Huston offers his congratulations and speaks to Chaplin.
Aerial views of American 1st Cavalry Division area and Ankhe Airfield in South Vietnam.
Aerial views of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division area at Ankhe in South Vietnam. View of the runway on Ankhe Airfield. An aircraft taxied near the runway. View of inflated rubber tanks, Hong Kong Mountain, tents, other structures and several military vehicles. (Vietnam War period).
