Honors bestowed on Wright brothers and commemorating ceremonies of invention of aircraft in the United States. Still photo of Governor Judson Harmon standing at base of large grandstand. Grandstand completely filled with spectators. Spectators are lined up in the stand in a formation resembling the flag. Various dignitaries sit in booths in stand with the Wright brothers. Wright Field, Dayton: The flag raising ceremony shows aviator Orville Wright pulling the rope which raises flag upon mast. Various military and civil leaders present. The flag being raised. Firing cannon salute at the ceremony. Orville Wright,General Quincy Gillmore and U.S. Army Colonel Edward Andrew Deeds stand on platform. Washington DC: members of the party enroute to conference at Washington DC , members get into Colonel Deeds aircraft. 'The King Bird' taxis. Washington: Delegates stand in front of a building. Orville Wright in whose honor the conference is held. Orville Wright flanked by various delegates. (World War II period).
An amateur stage production of Romeo and Juliet in the United States. The actress portraying Juliet stands in a balcony. The actor portraying Romeo hugs and kisses her.
Cartoons about U.S. Thrift Stamps in the United States during World War I. Chalk-Talk type cartoons : Girls wash dishes. A mother and a father sit in a living room. The father says 'They're helping the government and saving money'. A caption below a table 'Washing dishes is easy now that the girls are saving up thrift stamps'.
Anti Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) cartoons in the United States. Chalk-Talk type cartoons: Animated cartoon of a farmer planting seeds. The farmer walks away. A plant grows. A huge grasshopper devouring leaves. The grasshopper hops away. A large pumpkin. The pumpkin becomes jack-o-lantern and its teeth are carved to spell 'Ford'.
Anti Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) cartoons against Bolsheviks in the United States. Chalk-Talk type cartoons: Animated cartoon of a farmer in a barn. Sacks of grain labeled 'American Institutions'. Corn piled on other side of the barn. The farmer says 'See! The fine results of our labor!', 'Hark, I'll fix that varmint'. A rat labeled 'Bolsheviki (IWW)' comes out of a hole. The rat eats a cob of corn. The farmer kills the rat with a shovel and throws it out. The farmer says 'Bolshevists are rats of civilization'.
A film 'Crowds and Their Behavior' about behavior of crowds of people in various situations in the United States, used for FBI training. View of a chaotic beach scene, likely college Spring Break. College aged men and women dance on the beach. Many dance moves of late 1950s and early 1960's are seen. Group of men holding large blanket or tarp toss women into the air and catch them. People around police vehicles. People run as policemen arrive on the beach.
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