Flames sweep hangars in sensational test of automatic extinguishers for Department of Commerce in Washington DC. Fire behind planes in hangar. People see. Planes catch fire. Smoke comes out. Fire spreads speedily.
Hugo Eckener receives a gold medal by the National Geographic Society in Washington DC. A National Geographic Society officer awards a gold medal to Hugo Eckener, the head of the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, for the famous "round the world flight". The officer greets Eckener. The gold medal.
U.S. President Herbert Hoover in Washington D.C., United States. The President holds a trumpet carved out of buffalo horn presented to him by the Boy Scouts of America in celebration of his 56th birthday. Boy Scouts stand around the President. A Boy Scout holds the trumpet as President Hoover stands next to him.
A White House wing being repaired after being damaged in a fire in Washington DC, United States. United States officials inspect the area. Workers repair the building. They remove burnt debris from the roof.
Arthur Woods, former New York Police Commissioner raises his hat and smiles in Washington DC, during his role as chairman of President Herbert Hoover's Committee on Employment. Scenes of construction projects underway providing work during the Great Depression: A huge construction site with work in progress building many high rise buildings. A large dam being built. A large crane moving material to a bridge from ground. Workers engaged in welding work. Sparks at the welding site. A large crane moving iron. Workers building giant ships in shipyards. Workers walk on docks beside a ship under construction in a shipyard.
Troops carry casket containing the body of U.S. President William H Taft from his Washington DC home to the Capitol building in a horse cart. Escort is provided by U.S. Army troops E and F, 3rd Cavalry, from Fort Myer, Virginia. Citizens view the body in Capitol Rotunda. People queue up for paying homage to the body of the deceased President Taft. The casket is placed on a hearse for the journey across the Potomac. The body is borne by caisson All Souls Unitarian Church. Flowers at the grave of President William Howard Taft at Arlington National Cemetery.
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