Opening slate, in Swedish, states: "Röda Korset anordnar öfverallt bespisning en middag kostar det 10 pfennige." (The Red Cross organizes all-inclusive dining a dinner costs 10 pfennige.) A variety of persons, from all walks of life, are seen at an outdoor dining facility. They line up for a meal provided by the Red Cross. A woman dressed in white directs persons to the food line. Another, gives the people utensils as they carry their plates of food to tables. View of chefs serving food to persons in the line. Numerous views of these activities as more persons come into the facility. View from back away show many persons seated at tables eating, and several women in white dresses near empty tables in the background. View of sidewalk and pedestrians in front of the outdoor dining area.
People gather to watch Bicentennial Parade in Washington DC. People pass on a decorated float. Spectators gather to watch them. Cameraman takes the photographs. Ladies wear different decorative dresses walking in front of the float. Horses stand on the ground. Another decorated float featuring a Liberty Bell replica and riders in colonial outfits. People and dummies present on the float. Spectators watch the event.
People gather to watch Bicentennial Parade in United States. A car on the street. Flags on the street side. Men stand on the street. A decorated float on the street. Girls dance in front of the float. Men and women dance and sing on the float. Man in angel outfit walking on the street. Another decorated float on the street sponsored by General Dynamics.
People gather to watch Bicentennial Parade in Washington DC. A decorated float on the street in the assembly area. It featues the 1774 Friendship Fire Company, depicting early fire fighters and their equipment. The float is covered in front by the U.S. flag. People on the float. Cars move on the street. People sit and watch the event asides the street. Soldiers march with flags. Building in the background. Men carry a bullock-cart on the street.
Chronicling history of early flight. A German motorless glider early aircraft is launched from atop a hill and flies over bystanders on a field. Short history of the Wright Brothers flights at Kitty Hawk is given, showing planes, hangar, and living quarters for the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina during 1903 to 1908 period. Footage of successful flightby Wilbur Wright in Le Mans France on August 8, 1908. People watch from grandstand as plane flies. Newspaper headlines detail success in Le Mans. Front page of "The North American" is shown with headline "Wright Glides in Air as a Hawk; flies 2.17 Miles in 106 Seconds!"
DOX or D.O.X. airplane by German company Dornier carries 169 passengers on single flight. Dornier Do X Flugschiff (flying ship), a semi-cantilever monoplane, on the water taxiing and readying for takeoff. View of passengers sitting in the passenger airplane. A photographer at the front of the plane is seen taking pictures of the passengers on the historic flight. The plane takes off and flies over water. The Dornier Do X flying boat seen in flight, and then landing on Lake Constance of the Rhine. The flight set the record for the most persons carried on a single flight, and the record stood for 20 more years after.
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