Mrs. William S Benson,wife of Chief of the U.S. Naval Operations,Admiral Bensons, seen talking to Major J. M. Campbell. Major Campbell was in charge of photographs at the Paris Peace Conference. They are on their way to Paris for the Peace Conference on the George Washington ship. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Members of the Inquiry study group, established by President Woodrow Wilson, to help prepare for peace negotiations. They are aboard the USS George Washington headed for the Paris Peace Conference. Some seated and some standing, the men remove their hats and pose for a group photo. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Test of giant flying boat Dornier DoX underway, as it carries 100 passengers in Rorsschach, Germany. Airplane in a hangar on the field. Men gather near the plane. Wingspread of 160 feet and the plane weighs 50 tons. The plane takes off in water.
Thousands of undergraduates rallied up to demonstrate against the suspension of four fellow students. The suspended students had disrupted the college function and abridged the free speech right of visiting Italian students by using anti-fascist comments. The students gathers at the center campus of CCNY and burns an effigy symbolizing college authorities.1934.
President Franklin Roosevelt's diplomat Harry Hopkins exits his car and makes his way towards the Pan American Airbase. Surrounded by press and photographers he arrives at dock. Hopkins waves to the crowd and leaves for Lisbon in the Yankee Clipper Boeing-314. January 1941.
Following World War I, surrendered German ships received from the Allied Board as part of war reparations, are towed by the U.S. Navy. The dreadnaught battleship SMS Ostfriesland, damaged in the Jutland battle, is seen. The Scout Cruiser Frankfurt sunk at Scapa Flow seen under tow. Disabled due to negligence, Frankfurt towed across the water. Surrendered destroyers towed by naval tugs.
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