Marie of Edinburg, Queen of Romania, chats with ship's officer, as he pets her dog, aboard the deck of the United States Lines flagship, SS Leviathan, as it arrives in New York harbor. A welcoming party, including children dressed in Romanian traditional costumes, carrying welcome signs, and including a brass band, awaits Queen Marie's arrival. The band begins to play as Queen Marie comes down the gangplank to the pier.
American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh arrives aboard USS Memphis (CL-13) at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. upon his return from Europe to the United States following his pioneering trans-Atlantic solo aircraft flight. He comes down the gangplank and is greeted by a phalanx of officials. They drive Lindbergh away in an open car. Two days later, June 13, 1927, the scene shifts to New York harbor, where there is a virtual traffic jam of ships and boats of all sizes and shapes, assembled to greet Lindbergh. Fireboats salute with streams of water as Lindberg arrives (as backseat passenger) in a seaplane from Mitchel Field on Long Island. The seaplane is seen flying over the harbor,and descending to land. The seaplane is seen in the water amongst the flotilla of vessels, as. Lindbergh is picked up by a police launch that takes him to the ship Macom, where he is helped aboard by passengers. (He almost falls into the water while stepping from the launch to the ship.) Lindbergh waves from the deck of the Macom, as they proceed in a parade of vessels toward a Manhattan pier. Upon arriving, Lindbergh is hustled into an open car and driven away surrounded by New york City policemen,including mounted police, who escort the car through mobs of spectators. Police form lines to hold back enthusiastic admirers. The car proceeds along a city street where cheering spectators jam the sidewalks and office workers create a virtual storm of ticker tape and confetti from their windows high above the street.
A cowboy lassos a steer in the United States. Several cowboys ride up and surround the steer. When the steer starts to walk away, a cowboy holds fast to the lasso which pulls the steer's hind feet off the ground so it falls down. The cowboy dismounts and walks toward the steer. (Edison Company, 1898)
A black sow and her sucklings in a baarnyard in the United States. The white sucklings gather near their mother. The sow is busy eating. The suckings stay in a cluster behind her. (Edison Company, 1898).
A training film on causes and prevention of venereal diseases among soldiers in the United States. A diagram of human respiratory system and body. Soldiers seated in a theater watch a film. A study of the male anatomy. A diagram of the human body. An officer explains parts of the body and their positions. Examination of the organs. The organs may be contracted due to diseases like syphilis (pox), gonorrhea (clap) and chancroid (soft chancre). A diagram showing the probability of acquiring syphilis. (World War II period).
USS Enterprise underway at sea in the United States. A U.S. Navy AD Skyraider aircraft in flight over the aircraft carrier. The aircraft makes an arrested landing. The pilot folds the wings of the aircraft upon stopping. The arresting wire is released and the airplane taxis forward.
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