Ethiopia's Emperor Haile Selassie arrives in Yugoslavia. An airplane parked at an air base. Emperor Selassie comes out of the airplane. Officials gather at the airport to greet him. An official shakes hands with him. Selassie reviews troops. He sits in a Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Hooper-bodied State Landaulette car. His motorcade passes on the streets and he stands in the moving car and waves to people gathered along the sides of the street. Buildings along the sides of the street.
Opening slate states: "Golden Rivet Marks Dedication of Huge Golden Gate Span" View of the completed Golden Gate Bridge from the San Francisco side. A crowd of people is assembled for the bridge dedication on May 4, 1937. Joseph Strauss, Chief Engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge holds the "Golden Rivet,"seen in closeup. Closeup of a bridge worker in a metal hard hat. Next he is seen holding up the rivet in a protective glove as he stands next to Mr. Strauss. Glimpse of worker's cage moving along a bridge cable overhead. Closeup of two riveters setting the final rivet as spectators crowd close around them. Long view from San Francisco hills of the bridge.
Byrd arctic expedition to fly an airplane over the North Pole, in 1926. Animated map illustrates the planned Northward course of Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett, headed to the North Pole, in their Fokker tri-motor airplane. The starting point is Kings Bay, Spitsbergen, Norway, where they took off on May 9, 1926. A slate states that, "Byrd circles the Pole, checking observations and photographing." Scene shifts to images being recorded by Byrd from inside their Fokker F-VII Tri-motor airplane, the "Josephine Ford." One shows the big "F" in the name "Fokker" on underside of the right wing. From there, the camera pans back over the frozen wasteland below, with parts of the aircraft also seen. Another shot shows the aircraft tail (empennage) with mountains in background amidst snow-filled valleys while the airplane is in a gentle right-hand turn. Underside of engine is seen with arctic scenery, passing below.
A reporter interviews Nobelist Ernest Hemingway in Cuba, on the occasion of his award of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Hemingway states that he would not be able to go to Sweden on advice of his doctor. He also talks about his new book on Africa, its people, animals and the changes that have taken place there.
Skiing Tri State Meet in Dubuque, Iowa. Participants from various places go on tricky slides to win the championship. Some of the participants fall during the first jump from a high angle. A crowd watches the skiing championship.
Germany invades Poland. German aircraft drop leaflets over Warsaw, stating the policy made by the Germans, in Warsaw, Poland. Polish civilians read the leaflet. German Luftwaffe aircraft land at an airbase. German soldiers and Luftwaffe airmen relax at an airfield, and play chess. German airmen work on planes.
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