USS George Washington departs from Hoboken, New Jersey bound for the Paris Peace Conference at end of World War 1, with President Woodrow Wilson and his party on board. Smoke rises from stacks of the ship. Hoboken buildings and skyline in the background as seen from ship on the water. Silhouette of ship. A zeppelin airship (presumably of the U.S. Navy) in the sky over the port. It passes near the USS George Washington. A biplane aircraft in the sky passes by ship. A barge with stripes painted across entire exterior. Barge, airship and airplane in the sky seen. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Liner USS George Washington on the Atlantic Ocean after its departure from Hoboken, New Jersey, bound for the Paris Peace Conference after World War 1. One of the ship's officers looks through binoculars. Two ships in the background (one is likely the USS Pennsylvania BB-38 which accompanied the flotilla). President Woodrow Wilson looks through binoculars. Standing behind him is Rear Admiral Cary Grayson, who was also the President's physician, Two women talk to a man on ship. John W Davis looks through binoculars, a woman stands beside him. The woman looks through binoculars. Robert Lansing, U.S. Secretary of State stands on ship wearing a hat and bowtie and looks around. French Ambassador Jean Aderian Antoine Jules Jusserand sits and talks with two women. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Opening scene shows U.S. and European soldiers waving their hats and celebrating the end of World War 1. The next scene shows some of them watching as a Russian soldier dances on a not-so-tight rope while accompanied by Russian soldiers playing musical instruments. The celebrants are also entertained by another Russian soldier, who demonstrates great skill performing traditional Russian dance while accompanied by the musicians.
World War I German flying ace, Ernst Udet, takes passengers for rides in a modified Fokker D.VII two-seater aircraft,with German markings, during a postwar aviation event at Kbely Airfield, near Prague, Czechoslovakia. Odet, in civilian clothes, stands nearby as two men help a U.S. Army officer, in uniform, don a bulky coverall to protect his clothing. Odet wears his own small flying cap rolled up atop his head, and holds out a helmet to the officer. Men are seen around another German airplane in the background. The officer struggles to don the coveralls. View of the officer in the front seat of the airplane,wearing helmet with goggles raised on his forhead, smiling for the camera. Odet sits relaxed and smiling in the pilot's (rear) seat. He looks about at aircraft performing maneuvers above (not seen). Closeup of Odet and the passenger.View from rear as flagman waves them on and they taxi out for takeoff across the grassy field of Kbely aerodrome. The next scenes show the aircraft in various aerobatic maneuvers, including loops. Back down on the ground, Odet sits on fuselage with his feet in the cockpit, as another passenger climbs aboard. They are seen taxiing in after the flight. When stopped, the passenger hands his helmet and goggles to a man standing near the airplane, and climbs down on the wing to the ground. The remaining sequence shows Odet, chatting with admirers who surround him as he smokes a cigarette. They include ladies, gentlemen, military officers, and a woman in flight suit and helmet.
U.S. 137th Infantry troops in France. A line of soldiers extends in distance to the horizon. They carry shoulder packs and weapons and walk in loose formations, with a mounted officer between groups. An overturned truck is seen beside the road.
U.S. 130th Field Artillery troops carry ammunition in forest, in France. Soldiers shoulder heavy shells and carry them down a dirt path in woods. They stack them near a camouflaged heavy artillery piece. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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