Annual visit of the Tsar and Tsarina in Sebastopol, Russia. Military and civil authorities greet and receive Tsar Nicholas II ,Tsarina Alexandra, and Tsarevich Alexei, during an annual visit. Tsarina Alexandra receives wreaths of flowers, and passes them back to an officer behind her, as she greets subjects. Tsar Nicholas II, and his son, Alexei (dressed in sailor suit ) follow the Tsarina as they greet subjects.
Construction of the Panama Canal. A view of the Panama Canal constructed by U.S. Army engineers. The engineers work at the Culebra Cut. A railroad train on tracks. Smoke comes out. A crane lifts up rubble. Two engineers stand and one of them holds a shovel in his hands. The engineers work at Gold Hill. They use a hydraulic excavation cylinder and spray. A view of the Culebra Cut before the water entered. A boat underway in the Culebra Cut. A spillway at Gatun Lake. Water is controlled by the spillway. A sign reads 'Gatun Locks'. A liner in Gatun Locks. People at the dock along the Panama Canal. A view of Panama City, with people and traffic on the streets. Buildings on a street of Panama City. Mountains in the background.
Miss Helen Keller's development of the sense of touch to understand what is being said to her. Helen Adams Keller (first deaf blind person to graduate from college) feels the lips of Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan. Miss Keller's teacher Miss Anne Sullivan Macy in the background.
Whaler "Herman" underway in the Arctic Ocean. Crew haul a polar bear aboard. View of snow covered mountains.
Whaler "Herman" at Herschel Island, Canada during a cruise. A view of a harbor at Herschel Island. Boats in the harbor. Huts at the harbor and civilians milling about in the foreground. Royal Northwest Mounted Policemen at the harbor. A ship in the background.
A boat from the Whaler "Herman" delivers supplies for explorer Stefansson at his camp on Banks Island, Canada. His power Schooner "Mary Sachs" hauled up on the beach. Supply crates piled up on the beach.