Gold medals given to the Wright Brothers for their contribution to the field of aviation. Presentation of gold medals to the Wright Brothers by American Aero Club shows U.S. President William Taft, Orville and Wilbur Wright and other members attending the medal presentation at the White House in Washington DC, United States on June 10, 1910. View of the Aero Club of American Gold Medal which was presented. View of medals presented to the Wright Brothers by the Institute of France and the Royal Society of Art in Great Britain.
Scenes from the League of Nations 1st Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Delegates from around the world arrive at the Galle de la Reformation. Arrival of several delegates including Minister of Education, H.A.L Fisher; President of the Assembly and 1st Belgian Delegate, Paul Hymans ; Chinese Minister, Wellington Koo; Lord Robert Cecil of South Africa; 1st French delegate, Leon Bourgeois; Siamese delegates and the Polish delegate Paderewski.
The League of Nations 1st Assembly meeting in session under the Presidency of Paul Hymans in Geneva, Switzerland. Speakers at the assembly include Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher, Sir Ali Imam, Sir George Foster from Canada, Senator Millen from Australia, G.N. Barnes from Great Britain, Dr. Nansen from Norway, and Paul Hymans, who described the purpose of the League as "Ridding the world of the greatest scourge, War".
Shows the delegates of League of Nations 1st Assembly leaving the assembly hall in Geneva, Switzerland. Among delegates leaving the assembly are Prince Vibhaji Ranjitsinji of India and his secretary, C.B. Fry, Robert Cecil and Lord Arthur James Balfour of Great Britain.
Meeting of League (League of Nations) Committee on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland. Speeches by Viscount Kikujiro Ishii, H.A.L. Fisher, Lord Robert Cecil, and the President of the Committee, Karl Hjalmar Branting of Sweden.
Shows the delegates of League of Nations in the gardens of the permanent offices of the League of Nations, also known as the Palais Wilson (Quai Wilson 47, 1201 Genève, Switzerland), in Geneva, Switzerland. Exterior view of the permanent headquarters of the League of Nations.