A launch bearing the Russian Imperial Navy ensign, rowed by sailors, transports Kaiser Wilhelm II and his party to a Russian ship at a Baltic Seaport. The Russian royal family, including Czarina Alexandra and her daughters are seen. There is much formal interaction with saluting and such. Russian troops pass in review on a parade ground. The visiting Kaiser and his party depart the Russian ship with fanfare and formality.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, who were good friends, are seen in animated conversation at a park in Vienna, Austria. They walk together down a slope from a path. A bicycle leans against a tree on the path. A photographer with camera on tripod is ready to record the event. The two imperial friends are dressed alike, in similar coats and hats. They both wear daggers and carry canes. Their conversation is quite animated.
The film titled 'Helen's Marriage' depicts instances in Helen's marriage in New York, United States. An actor portraying a character Tom carries a ladder while walking through the garden of Helen's house. He places the ladder to reach a balcony and gives an indication to Helen. Helen's father and mother hear the indication. Helen climbs down the ladder. Her father runs behind Tom with a gun. Tom talks with his club friends about this incident. Helen's father scolds her. Shooting of a wedding scene. Tom gets an idea. He convinces his friends and a chaplain to help him. A maid hands Tom's letter to Helen. Tom and his friends prepare for the wedding scene shooting. They get in a car and arrive at Helen's house. A manager convinces Helen's father to allow them to shoot. He agrees. The bride falls down during the shoot. The manager asks Helen to take the bride's place. She requests her father. The chaplain ministers the proceeding and Helen gets married to Tom.
The United States aircraft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt.(CVA-42) Three sailors on the signal bridge talk to each other. One sailor in the background sends out semaphore as he waves two flags. Inside a ship office, a clerk typist transcribes correspondence. flight deck control officer gives instructions referring to a model of the flight deck ("Ouija board"), Pilots in ready room,converse.
Air Sea rescue operations in the Carribean. Officers in control room as they speak over the wireless. A man plots on a map. United States Air Force OA-10 A air sea rescue plane, from the First Rescue Squadron at Howard Air Force Base, U.S. Panama Canal Zone, is seen in flight. Aircraft flies low over the sea. Crew of the plane in the observation point while in flight. Men in life raft wave towards the plane. Rescue plane lands and taxis.
U.S. Army personnel and equipment loaded aboard a ship in New Orleans, United States to carry out chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Test animals and equipment loaded aboard the ship. Men unload a barge loaded with equipment at San Jose Island beach. Trucks move inland. A camp area is leveled. Bulldozers operate at the camp area. A gas handling area is established. An aerial view of the camp.