Activities of U.S. gunners inside AC-119K aircraft. They are installing some gatling guns and mini guns in the aircraft.
A man seen fixing dynamite which topples a 250 foot large chimney to enlarge Bolling Field area. Smoke rising after the blast. The chimney stood as an obstacle to many famous aviators like Charles Lindbergh, Frank Monroe Hawks, Richard Evelyn Byrd landing at Washington. The cleared area will make an airport, which would be one of the largest in the Eastern U.S.
Opening slate in English, describes man as a "human fly," who clambers up the side of a building, in Berlin, Germany. He uses handholds on gaps in the stonework, and climbs up a drain pipe. Huge crowd is gathered to watch the stunt. The man hoists his bicycle up from the ground with a rope and rides the bicycle back and forth on the parapet of the building. View from the building parapet, of the man riding his bicycle, with rooftops and smoke rising from chimneys in background. Signs partially visible on the building include the words- 'Siegmund' and 'Verbandstorff-Fabriken'.
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. Secretary of United States Navy, Josephus Daniels and Chief of the U.S. Naval Staff,Admiral William S. Benson arriving at Quai d' Orsay. Other delegates including Prime Minister of Greece Eleftherios Venizelos, President of The Republic of China,Dr. Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo can also be seen arriving.
Mrs. William S Benson,wife of Chief of the U.S. Naval Operations,Admiral Bensons, seen talking to Major J. M. Campbell. Major Campbell was in charge of photographs at the Paris Peace Conference. They are on their way to Paris for the Peace Conference on the George Washington ship. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Fun and entertainment on USS George Washington for the U.S. delegates leaving for the Paris Peace Conference. Dr. L.H.Gray, in-charge of the entertainment group seen addressing the crowd. Passengers climb onto various parts of the ship to watch the boxing and wrestling bouts. Boxers seen boxing in the ring. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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