Film 'History of Airplane' shows the early aircraft in United States. Early model aircraft at Professor Langley's aerodrome. Monoplane Flying machine takes off from the aerodrome. Aircraft in flight on water surface. Curtiss Pusher biplane in flight. Types of early aircraft parked on ground. Pilot seated in cockpit of aircraft. A group of men works on an early aircraft. Curtiss Aircraft stationed on field.
Wide view of double-decker electric street cars and open top buses on crowded streets in Berlin, Germany, early in the 20th century. Last few seconds of clip shows silhouetted view of the port of London, England, showing ships, docks, the London Bridge and man looking from stern of a boat
Dejected, sad looking immigrant worker in slum or tenement one room flat. Still image of young Nguyen Sinh Cung, otherwise known as Nguyen Ai Quoc, and later as Ho Chi Minh, leader of North Vietnam, who lived and worked in New York City in second decade of 20th Century. New York harbor with ships and tug boats. Wide view of Statue of Liberty and then closer view with workers cleaning the face of Statue of Liberty. View of Rikers Island prison, exterior and interior of cell block. Men sitting and sleeping on park benches in Manhattan. An unkempt homeless person.
Between World War I and World War II, so-called barnstorming was popular. Here a wing-walker stands on wing of a Curtis "Jenny" JN4 biplane, preparing to transfer to another , in flight.
Destroyers of the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet entering San Francisco harbor. Fortifications of the Presidio can be seen in distance. Smaller boats and sea birds are seen throughout the harbor. Destroyers maneuver in the harbor. Plum of steam seen from horn of a destroyer.
U.S. Navy warships escort camouflaged freighters. 2-stacked and 4-stacked destroyers are seen, one is camouflaged. A 4-stacker turns to starboard as a commercial vessel passes. The Navy ship has awnings spread over portions of the deck.
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