Father of aviation, Wilbur Wright adjusting a transporting wheel in a plane. A horse driven cart seen. Several men cranking the 25 horse power motor of Wright airplane.
Men standing near a Wright machine. Plane catapulted by means of a falling weight. Several men hauling up the weight that catapulted the plane from the rail.
French social leaders fashionably dressed watch demonstration of flying. Men and women are seen wearing hats. Wilbur Wright goes up with a French journalist remaining aloft for 55 minutes and 37 seconds. Both seen seated in the plane. Several men stand as the plane takes off. A newspaper headline reads 'Wright in new world record'.
Wright Brothers demonstrate their airplane in public at Hunaudieres horse racing track near the town of Le Mans, France. The "Wright Flyer" is brought to the field in center of the track, by horses. French audience sits and talks. Two men rotate blades of the "flyer" to start it. A team of men pull a rope to raise a weight in a launching derrick. When the weight drops it catapults the airplane into the air. Views of the airplane in flight, with Wilbur Wright at the controls accompanied by a passenger.
Many people strolling along a street in a town. Shops lining the street are decorated with bunting and balloons. People walking and citizens line the sidewalk of the town street as a parade begins, led by a team of horses and a rider carrying the American flag.
Rise of America as a nation and President Theodore Roosevelt's efforts to the cause. President Roosevelt addresses a large gathering. Narrator describes his programs for conservation of natural resources. Scenes of logging and forestry operations. Men chopping trees with axes. Timber felled. Logs in a waterway being readied for mill.