Mobilization of soldiers at Matzleinsdorfer station in Vienna, Austria early in World War 1. Crowd walks to the station. Austrian soldiers walk to the station with baggage on their shoulder. New soldiers sit on a railroad train preparing to depart for war. Women stand on the platform. Civilians and officers walk on the platform. Austrian soldiers sit and talk. German language slates interspersed.
Military officers meet and pose in Vienna, Austria. General Harris, General Harries, British General Ewart and French General Dupont stand in uniform. They talk and pose. An African American soldier stands and talks to another soldier. An officer stands with other officers and soldiers at the garden in the premises of a building. They talk and pose. Among them is Colonel William Hayward, commander of the African American 369th Infantry, 93rd Division (15th New York National Guard; Old Fifteenth; or "Harlem Hellfighters").
Shows water police participating in a sports meeting held at the Danube River in Vienna,Austria. The officers hold swimming races while dressed in full uniforms. They hustle down the swift current and through barrel markers. Officers dressed in uniforms jump from a bridge into the Danube River.
Peasants celebrate Saint John's Day in Vienna, Austria. Peasants gather in large number during night time with lit torches in their hands at a traditional ceremony.
President Miklas drives first nail into the 'Soldier of Iron', a huge wooden statue in Vienna, Austria to raise funds for building a monument honoring the country's fallen heroes. People gather in large numbers at the eve.
Ballet performance sponsored by Nazi government for workers in Vienna, Austria. Interior of a theater. Orchestra Conductor. Ballet dancers wearing Austrian or German folk costumes on a stage perform. Audience watches in delight.