New York City harbor waterfront at lower Manhattan as seen from the water, in New York, United States. View of Manhattan skyline, skyscrapers, and buildings from the water front. Barges and boats pass beneath the Brooklyn Bridge with smoke and steam emitting from stacks. Slow pan of Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn across to Manhattan. Views of traffic on the bridge including a streetcar and other cars and trucks. Scene changes to view of Williamsburg Bridge seen from atop the bridge itself. Cars and trucks are seen moving on the outer lanes of the Williamsburg Bridge, as a barge passes underneath. Side view of the Williamsburg Bridge connecting Williamsburg, Brooklyn with the lower east side of Manhattan. During this time and until 1924, this was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
Buildings and monuments in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A monument in the city. Pedestrians milling about. A statue of a woman. Sculptures and monuments. A car outside a building. A boy climbs up the stairs in a park. A Dutch colonial style house. Exteriors of a church. A sign outside a building reads 'Howland house'. A woman carrying an umbrella stands outside it.
Mansions and buildings in Newport, Rhode Island. A rocky shore and a driveway. Large buildings in a business district. Automobiles on a street. Pedestrians milling about on the street. A bunting draped house. Exteriors of a church and an inn. A streetcar moves on the road in front of the hotel or inn. A horse drawn carriage passes by and and numerous early model cars on a street. Exterior view outside the gate and inside the gate of "The Breakers" mansion owned by the wealthy Vanderbilt family. Traffic moving past he gated entrance to the mansion.
A ranch in the United states. A herd of cattle grazes on the ranch. Mountains in the background. Cowboys on horseback. The cowboys ride horses across the ranch.
Part of a British production, circa 1940, highlighting the work of the Royal Air Force during World War II, and discussing the history of the RAF while showing World War I Royal Flying Corps (RFC) images. The Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom. The flag of the Royal Air Force (RAF) on a mast. RAF personnel from all parts of the commonwealth march in a mass formation during World War II, including mainland Great Britain pilots and Indian RAF pilots and crews. A line of aircraft stationed on an airfield in the UK. History of RAF is discussed by narrator, with images from World War I of Royal Flying Corps (then part of British Army) airmen and their aircraft. Views of several World War I aircraft on an airfield and taking off, including the Sopwith Camel, the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5, the Bristol F.2 Fighter. Royal Flying Corps pilots and crews gathered for group photos.
First Republic of Czechoslovakia is established with the fall of the Habsburg Empire at end of World War 1. Crowds march on road and tear down German and Austrian street signs. Two men stand on a ladder as they pull a sign down from a building. Men push down a sign from balcony of a building. People at the Wenceslas (Vaclav) Square. Statue of Saint Wenceslas by Josef Václav Myslbek in front of the Wenceslas Monument. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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