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Fiorello LaGuardia and officials of Permanent Joint Board of Defense (PJBD) review troops in Victoria, British Columbia.

Members of the Permanent Joint Board of Defense (PJBD), a U.S.-Canada Joint Defense Board, meeting in Victoria, British Columbia early during World War 2. Officials come out of a building. Officers review troops, together with the first chairman of the PJBD, New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Canadian honor guard lined up as La Guardia and Candian officers review them. Soldiers march.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059030
U.S. Army Air Corps 1934 Alaskan flight progressing through Prince George, British Columbia, and White Horse Yukon, Canada

YB-10 aircraft, of the U.S. Army Air Corps 1934 Alaskan flight, are parked on a flower-covered meadow in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. An animated map shows onward flight from Prince George, to White Horse, Yukon, Canada. A formation of YB-10s in flight, and then, parked on a grassy field in White Horse. Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, leader of the expedition, and some of his fliers stand, conversing. In the background, others are busy refueling their aircraft. One flier is seen rolling a 55 gallon drum of gasoline. Animated map depicts futher progress to Fairbanks, Alaska. Views of rivers and mountains, and ground below with patches of snow, as seen from one of the aircraft in flight.

Date: 1934
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064909
Montage of World War I scenes. Postwar French military preparedness. Tensions between Germany and France early in World War II.

German cavalry on horseback entering Belgium and Berman infantry marching in France, at the start of World War 1 (1914). The famed Taxicab army is seen carrying French soldiers in Paris. General Ferdinand Foch reviewing elements of the French 9th Army. French and British troops firing a British BL 8-inch howitzer. French troops rushing across no-man's land of trenches and barbed wire, as shells burst. German soldiers taken prisoners in trench. General Foch shaking hands with U.S. General Pershing, aboard a U.S. warship. Sketch of signing of the armistice, November 1, 1918 on a railway carriage at Compiegne. Monument to Marshal Foch. Monument to Minister of War, Andre Maginot. concrete being poured. French construction of the Maginot Line. Animated illustrated cross-section of the line.View of troops moving on rail cars in the Maginot line. Glimpse of Maginot line guns on surface. At outbreak of World War 2, French troops deploy to the Maginot line. French troops inside bunkers and tunnels of Maginot Line. Marshal Petain reviewing the troops as they deploy. Muzzle of a Maginot line gun. Hitler with Military Chiefs planning. View of French Foreign Minsister, Aristide Briand,during signing of the 1928 Kellogg-Briand antiwar pact in Paris.Frank R. Kellogg, U.S. Secretary of State at the table to Briand's left. His signature on the document. A field full of French Morane 406 airplanes. French airman poses with Potez 58 airplane. French AMC 34 tanks. Crowd milling about at Renault Building and unrest elswhere in Paris, France. Newspapers chronicle failure of the League of Nations. Movie cartoon about weakening of France by Nazi inspired social strife and sabotage. French Army troops in mess hall eat at long tables and pour wine with meal. Idle French troops across the Rhine River targeted by German propaganda and psychological warfare including banners; messages by balloons;German bands playing French tunes; large loudspeakers broadcasting in French.

Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038487
Tourists aboard a steamer look at the Columbia Glacier and snow covered mountains during their voyage in Alaska.

View from deck of the Alaska Steamship line SS Aleutian, cruising in Alaskan waters. A small iceberg to starboard. Landscape of snowy Mountains and islands. Vicinity of the Columbia Glacier, at Valdez in Prince William Sound. Passengers walking along covered deck. The ship making way along the inside passage through protected waters in Alaska. Passengers inside the ship's salon, where they can view scenery through large windows. Most are seated, conversing, smoking, playing cards, and generally relaxing. View of upper deck empty of passengers. Liveboats covered with tarpaulins line edge of deck. Scenery as the cruise continues, includes occasional villages near waters edge, and ubiquitious snowy mountains. Spectators looking up at the ship as it approaches a pier in Cordova, Alaska. On shore, a passenger rail car of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad is seen along with a number of automobiles. Change of scene to upper deck, where camera pans across the deck and along railings, showing passengers strolling, and sunlit scenery.

Date: 1928
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064928
Advance party leaving San Francisco to support U.S.Army Air Corp's Alaskan Flight project in 1934

View of U.S. Army transport ship, "El Aquario," at dockside in San Francisco, California, preparing to get underway in support of the Army Air Corp Alaska Flight Project, in 1934. Views from aboard the El Aquario, as it makes its way out of San Francisco. View from amidship, forward to the pilot house. Views of surrounding scenery as the ship makes way in protected inland waters from Seattle Washington through Vancouver, British Columbia, and Southern Alaska. View on deck as the ship rolls while underway.. View in ship's dining hall during meal as she rolls slightly (not enough to upset the dishes). An isolated waterfront house seen along the way.

Date: 1934
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064901
U.S. Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis, attends dedication of Captain James Cook monument at Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii.

Dedication and unveiling of the Captain Cook memorial monument at Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii (Kaumualii Hwy, Waimea, HI 96796, United States). American navy launch, from the USS Pennsylvania, arrives and sailors tie it to a dock at Waimea, Kauai Island, Hawaii, as spectators watch from the dock platform, above. The launch displays the American flag as well as that of the United States Secretary of War. Secretary of War Dwight Filley Davis with his daughters Alice Brooks Davis and Cynthia Davis, disembark from the ship. They are joined by another gentleman, followed by a U.S. Navy Captain. Secretary Davis and his party pose for the camera. The captain also appears momentarily, saluting Secretary Davis. A U.S. Navy band and sailors are seen standing near a veiled monument. Camera focuses on a large British Red Ensign flag hung above the crowd, along with the Hawaiian flag and the American flag. U.S. Naval officers render military salutes as other ceremony participants give civilian hand-over-heart salutes or stand at attention. Ceremony guests are seated as American Boy Scouts distribute programs to them. Next, a contingent of British Marines is seen in formation on the square near the monument. The camera focuses next, on a contingent of American sailors, who came ashore from the USS Pennsylvania. Two little girls, Cecelia Cruikshank and Molly Gouveia (one American and one native Hawaiian) pull ropes to unveil the monument. British officers place a wreath from the King of England. The band plays again, as participants salute. U.S. Major General, Fox Conner, Commander of the Hawaiian Department of the Army, poses in front of the monument and is joined by Naval officers from a British Cruiser.

Date: 1928, August 16
Duration: 3 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022671