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Arlington Virginia USA 1944 stock footage and images

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Dedication of Marine Corps War Memorial at Quantico Virginia, and sculptor Felix de Weldon working on sculpture for Arlington location.

The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial original statue during its unveiling ceremony at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia on November 10, 1951 (This is after the statue had been moved from its original Constitution Avenue location in Washington DC in 1947, and subsequently renovated under sculptor de Weldon's supervision while it was in Quantico.). A sign on the memorial reads "Uncommon valor was a common virtue, 1945." Next scenes show sculptor Felix de Weldon as he works to build the larger Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, which was dedicated in November 1954. Felix de Weldon measuring a model of the flag raising on Iwo Jima made by him. de Weldon and others on his team work to carve the large war memorial in plaster before it is cast in bronze. Views of the sculpted faces of the six Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima: Faces of John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block and Michael Strank. Brief glimpse of the original flag raising scene on Mount Suribachi in February 1945. Next scene, circa 1954 or 1955, shows the completed Marine Corps War Memorial in bronze, in Arlington Virginia, with Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial landmarks of Washington DC in the background. Close-up views of faces of a young boy, an elderly woman, and a middle aged man who removes his hat. American flag fluttering in the breeze atop the war memorial.

Location: Virginia United States USA
Date: 1955
Duration: 5 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022004
National commission of Fine Arts members study sites for the Equestrian statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington DC.

At time of sesquicentennial celebrations of the city of Washington DC: City development planning underway by the Planning Commission in Washington DC. Animated map of Washington DC by the National Geographic Society. Statue in a park. National Commission of Fine Arts members study sites for the Equestrian statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge. The commission members are seen walking across the Arlington Memorial Bridge from the Virginia side to the Washington DC side. View of the Lincoln Memorial and 1940s era cars in traffic circle and on Arlington Memorial Bridge. Commission members examine mock-ups of equestrian statues atop pylons at the Washington DC entrance to the bridge. (In 1951, the Arts of War Sculptures, named Sacrifice and Valor, by Leo Friedlander, were erected in those positions). National Capital Park and Planning Commission personnel are seen working at drafting tables in their offices in the Department of the Interior building. The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission members meets in the Lord Calvert Mansion in Riverdale for future planning. Exterior view of the Lord Calvert Mansion. Inside, the commission meets and a man points to and explains a chart on traffic control. The chart, dated September 1947, shows traffic flow into Washington DC during the "peak hour" of traffic, during which 58,000 automobiles pass through the area being studied. Elevated, aerial view from the U.S. Capitol Dome looking out across the city of Washington DC and on to the Potomac River and Virginia on the other side of the river.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1949
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073229
Franklin D. Roosevelt at Arlington National Cemetery together with John J. Pershing on Armistice Day 1936.

Activities in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States during Armistice Day commemorations on November 11, 1936. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Arlington Cemetery, standing beside U.S. Navy Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn. A large crowd gathered at the amphitheater near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. U.S. Army General John Pershing speaks at amphitheater in Arlington.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1936, November 11
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068724
President Coolidge speaks and lays flowers at The Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

U.S. President John Calvin Coolidge attends Memorial Day services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The President speaks at the podium. Mrs. Coolidge, U.S. Secretary of War Dwight Filley Davis and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Curtis Dwight Wilbur also at the ceremony. They all walk down a flight of stairs and approach the Tomb of the Unknown. The President lays flowers, takes off his hat and crosses his heart. He puts on his hat and moves away. Mrs. Coolidge come forward to pay respects.

Location: Arlington Virginia USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051135
Dignitaries arrive at the funeral of Astronauts at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Funeral services for Astronauts Lt Col Virgil I Grissom and Lt Roger B Chaffee at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Dignitaries standing with wreaths and bouquets at the cemetery. Other people standing along with the dignitaries. Caskets arriving on caisson. Soldiers on horses along with the caskets.

Location: Arlington Virginia USA
Date: 1967, January 30
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027794
Aerial flyover and caskets arriving during funeral of Astronauts at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Funeral services for Astronauts Lt Col Virgil I Grissom and Lt Roger B Chaffee at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. A half mast flag amidst trees in the cemetery. Airplanes flying in the sky. People gather at the cemetery. Caskets arrive on caisson. Soldiers on horses coming along with the caisson. They lift the casket wrapped in United States flag. Soldiers saluting. Officers place the casket on bier. They hold the flag over the casket.

Location: Arlington Virginia USA
Date: 1967, January 30
Duration: 3 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027797
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