Pre-war chronicle (1900-1914)

An aeronaut preparing for takeoff in Germany.

A hot air balloon taking off, an aeronaut in the gondola.

View of the airfield during a hot air balloon flight, hot air balloons flying in.

A hot air balloon soars upward.

Hot air balloons secured on the airfield (panorama), one of the balloons begins to rise.

One of the balloons taking off, caught by a gust of wind.

Hot air balloons rising into the sky.

View of part of the balloon envelope.

Views and panorama of the airfield with balloons and crowds of spectators (from above).

Parade of the Guards Cavalry and Infantry Units on the Street of Berlin.

Prussian Guards during a parade on the field.

Horse artillery on parade.

Clearing the road for the cavalry parade.

A car drives along the road, followed by an officer on horseback.

Military and civil officials pass.

The crew rides along the line of the guard of honor.

A cavalry unit passes in parade formation.

A cavalcade of carriages with a cavalry escort passes.

People behind the barrier greet the German Emperor riding in a carriage with an escort.

Horse-drawn carriages pass.

Wilhelm II and the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein arrive for a hunt; the Emperor and Duke exit their cars and greet officials of the court hunting department.

Hunting participants near their cars and carriages.

The Emperor and Duke get into a carriage.

Hunting participants walk across a field.

Bird shooting.

Hunting participants walk to their carriages.

The Duke and Emperor get into a carriage.

Hunting participants near a rest pavilion.

Views of city blocks and tiled roofs (above).

Soldiers of one of the German aeronautical units fill balloon shells with gas.

View of a steam launch.

A warship decorated with colorful flags.

Panorama of one of the warships of the German fleet.

View of one of the German battleships.

Ship in dock.

Views of the naval base in Kiel.

Wilhelm II on the bridge of a warship.

German officers during a conversation with the Field Marshal General.

Prince Friedrich Leopold greets officers of one of the regiments during an inspection review.

Women and children present flowers to Friedrich Leopold.

Unveiling ceremony of the monument, removal of the veil.

An airship in the sky over Berlin flies over the dome of the cathedral.

An airship in flight.

British military and police in a cordon during riots.

Armed soldiers run along the street.

Horse artillery moves along a city street.

Street shootout.

View of the bow of a British warship.

Members of the French Financial Commission before a photo shoot.

Faces of the commission members.

A sleigh train with French soldiers passes along a snowy road, with officers walking behind the sleigh.