The German light cruiser, SMS (KMS) Emden, leaving Wilhelmshaven, Germany, November 14,1926 on a worldwide training cruise. She is the third German warship to carry the name, "Emden." The ship's company, including many naval cadets, pose before departure. Some members pose on the dock, others her deck, and some are seen aloft on her upper structures. View of the ship's bow with Imperial shield visible above the anchor and a German cross affixed to her prow. The pier is crowded with family, friends, and interested spectators. After the official photographs have been taken, the ship's company prepare for their journey. Views from a high point nearby of the Emden in what is probably the Reichsmarinewerft naval shipyard. Cranes ships, docks, and other shipyard equipment and activities are seen in the background. The scene shifts to the ship ready to depart, with everyone at duty stations aboard. Smoke rises from the Emden's stacks as she leaves the pier and proceeds seaward on a world cruise, from which she will not return until March 1928.
A refugee registration center opens with aid of the United States in Berlin, Germany. Refugees arrive at the camp. The refugees enter a building. A man directs people. People sit with the registration forms. Men eat on dining tables in the refugee center.
A ball dance organized by a press in Berlin, Germany. Automobile traffic on the road. Women come out of a car. Women attend the ball dressed in silk bias cut evening gowns. Dignitaries enter the ballroom. Dignitaries including government officials, diplomats and leaders are present. The dignitaries were seated. They perform ball dance. Dignitaries talk to each other.
The '400' group perform plastic dance in Berlin, Germany. Women perform plastic dance at a social fad. Women make different postures while performing.
The 27th Criminal Investigation Department (CID) laboratory in Frankfurt, Germany. Hands holding a magnifying glass focus on a pair of scissors. A laboratory technician with the magnifying glass examines the scissors. The laboratory technician operates a vacuum type dust and lint extractor over an olive drab (OD) uniform jacket. The nozzle of the vacuum type dust extractor as it is run over a sleeve and the shoulder of a coat. A sign on a door reads 'Chemistry Laboratory'.
The 27th Criminal Investigation Department (CID) laboratory in Frankfurt, Germany. A CID technician makes time exposure on a bottle. The technician operates an enlarger on a bullet hole sample in fabric. A laboratory technician puts paper positive prints in a developing solution. The technician puts wet prints through a large drum drier.
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