Passengers relaxing on board a steamship on the Volga River in Russia. First class passengers dining . Passengers on deck smile and watch as the ship pulls close to buildings on a pier. Women and children on deck chairs. A boy in a sailor suit. Sights along the river as the ship proceeds. Passengers conversing on deck. A boy kneeling with a box, sells something to a passenger.
Czar Nicholas ll or Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia with his wife Maria Alexandrovna, and their daughters, meeting Russian military Generals. Russian royalty at a royal ceremony. British royal ceremony making Edward (son of King George V and Queen Mary) Prince of Wales, on his 16th Birthday, June 23, 1910. Next scene shows Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and steel tycoon, with wealthy oil baron John D Rockefeller.
German artillerymen fire railway gun on front in Russia. Barrel of gun. A man looks through periscope. Artillerymen load gun and push the shell inwards. They fire the gun. Man picks up and puts a shell in gun. They adjust the barrel up wards and fire. Artillerymen cover their ear with hands. A soldier carries out empty shell from gun. (World War II period).
White Russian military post (may also house prisoners)in Barnaul Altai Krai, Russia. A soldier stands on guard tower and a sentry seen walking a perimeter post. Large group of Peasant recruits entering through the gate. They pose in the yard of the post. Two French officers pose with White Russian soldiers. Recruits seated on the ground listening to two officers standing amongst them.
View from a wooden fishing boat with a mast (but not showing any sail) on a river in Russia. Camera focuses on a power driven tugboat pulling a barge at speed, in the middle of the river. The tugboat emits black smoke from its single funnel. It is a sidewheeler with a structure covering the upper part of the wheel. It also has several living quarter structures on its deck. It uses a long line to pull the barge, which contains several crewmen and is loaded with a mix of cargo. Momentary glimpse of men building a railroad bridge extended out over the water. A large building with a tall chimney and what appears to be a light house tower. Russian soldiers on a military railroad train.
Describes raw materials used in telephone manufacturing. The map shows a location of Russia. Platinum mined in the dredges of Ural Mountain streams. Hand examines crushed platinum ore in a bowl. Mixture of silver, gold and platinum is melted and poured into mold. The resultant alloy bar is placed between samples of gold, silver and platinum on a table. Animation shows use of the alloy in a telephone instrument.
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