Footage of former U.S. President William Howard Taft, recently retired the week before as Chief Justice of the United States. Exterior view of the Taft house in Washington DC at 2215 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington DC. (A Georgian Revival style house built in 1904 and purchased by Taft from Congressman Alvin Fuller. It later was the home of the Embassy of Syria in Washington DC). Car out front. Taft is returning from Asheville North Carolina to Washington DC, as he has fallen ill. William Howard Taft is taken out of a car by a few men. The men assist William Taft in walking into his house. (Taft died in the home a month later on March 9, 1930).
A U.S. Army blimp is seen approaching the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States), at low altitude. The Washington Monument is in the background. The view shifts to inside the open gondola of the blimp, with the reflecting pool below, and the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River in the background, dead ahead. Pilots at the controls wear helmets, goggles, and parachutes. The airship descends slowly over the reflecting pool, and then rises slightly above the Lincoln Memorial. The scene shifts to view from the ground, as the blimp descends to land on nearby partly snow-covered field. U.S. Army and airship number C-41 are stenciled on the blimp. Sequence shifts to the airship cockpit again, viewing over the pilots' heads, as the blimp nears the ground. Several automobiles are parked at the curb, and a few dozen spectators stand watching the airship from below. The pilot, in right seat, stands up and signals to Army men on the ground, while the pilot in the left seat controls the airship's flight path. As they land, Army ground crewmen take hold of lines from the blimp, and the pilots climb out carrying a large floral wreath. Closeup of the pilots unloading the wreath, with the Lincoln Memorial in the background. Airship model identification TC-6 or TC-8 seen stenciled on the side of the gondola. The airship's engine and propeller are clearly visible in the open gondola. The aviators step to the ground and carry the wreath across the grass, and around to the front steps of the Memorial Building. The reflecting pool and Washington Monument are seen in the background. Pilot of the airship, U.S. Army Captain, William J. Flood, and his copilot (unknown) pose with the wreath, on the top step of the Lincoln Memorial.
A convoy of Ships underway in the North Atlantic Ocean during World War 2. U.S. Navy guards with life jackets pace on deck. A sailor leans on rail. A sailor looks through telescope. A United States biplane SOC Seagull in flight. The SOC Seagull aircraft lands on water and taxis towards Brooklyn class cruiser. A Destroyer under way in the foreground. Sailors and civilians on deck wearing life jackets.
African American soldier's family before training of U.S. 154th Depot Brigade and 301st Engineers Battalion in Louisville, Kentucky. An African American soldier's family in the United States. The family stand and talk. African American soldier's family as they read his World War 1 military induction letter indicating his appointment. The African American soldier and his family prays before he leaves for training.
Preparations made for participants and visitors to the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Aerial view of a large passenger aircraft in flight. Congested highway traffic scenes: Aerial view of automobile, truck, and bus traffic on 101 freeway east of downtown Los Angeles. Skyscrapers of Los Angeles. A crowded sidewalk. Cars parked in a parking lot. The stewardess or flight attendant announces to people aboard a passenger aircraft. Sketches of the famous personalities of Los Angeles. A trailer truck being driven off in the foreground. Traffic on fly overs and overpass bridges. Houses in the city. Palm trees on a beach area. Cars parked in front of shops. People at a marketplace. A teenage boy dancing in a toprock breakdancing style. People watch the boy perform his break dance. People dance wearing skates. A woman dances. A man plays piano in an open ocean front market. A man performs a stunt and weightlifters workout lifting heavy weights at Venice Beach. Boys play racket sports. People ride bicycles and skate on a beach. An aircraft in flight and the airplane preparing to land at Los Angeles International Airport. People gathered at the 1932 Olympics watching runners leap hurdles in a race. Seats in stadium at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Entrance of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (3911 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90037). Views of the Santa Anita Racetrack facility (285 W Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007, United States). A man plays a bugle on the racetrack at the start of an event. People in the stadium watch the horse race. Exteriors of the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). A sign for "UCLA".
United States Army Air Corps Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in flight at Seattle, Washington. A B-17A aircraft in flight. Several B-17A aircraft fly in formation. Pilot in cockpit of B-17A aircraft. The B-17A gunner at 50 caliber machine gun.
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