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Orville Wright greeted by Angus W McLean and unveils the memorial plaque in Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina

Inauguration of the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina. Throngs of spectators walk up along hill. Governor of North Carolina Angus W McLean shakes hands with Aviator Orville Wright. Orville Wright unveiling the Wright Brothers National Memorial plaque. Crowd including military personnel stand around. A civilian opens a coop of birds that fly. Orville Wright stands next to memorial plaque. Inscription on plaque. Spectators on hill attend the event.

Date: 1927
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068541
Delegates of The Pan American Highway Commission visit North Carolina

The Pan American Highway Commission officials received by Cameron A. Morrison, Governor of North Carolina. Governor Morrison and the delegates pose for a photo on steps of a building. The commission visits the Highway Equipment Depot near Raleigh and inspects the machinery. They proceed towards University of North Carolina. Traffic signs and direction boards on road sides. University of North Carolina college students give a cheer and greet the group. The commission buses, cars, motorcycles and motorcycles with sidecars are seen traveling on highway roads in North Carolina. The commission members observe road machinery and try out the machines including early tractors, graders, scrapers, and plows, trench diggers, and steam shovels. Two delegate members ride in the bucket of a steam shovel. They halt at the newly completed Wilcox Bridge spanning the Yadkin River near Spencer, North Carolina. A view of the caravan on the open-spandrel (open support system) Wilcox Bridge over the Yadkin River and then in a North Carolina town. The group entering Bessemer city in North Carolina, where a welcome banner spans the roadway.

Date: 1924
Duration: 4 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030547
An early plane model kept at the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The Wright Brothers National Memorial (1000 N Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948) at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. An early plane model kept at the visitor's center museum. A man tries to fly a kite outside the museum. A stone memorial of the Wright brothers on a hill near the museum.

Date: 1972, April 28
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036857
Memorial plaque of Wright brothers at Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The Wright Brothers National Memorial (1000 N Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948) at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. A stone memorial of the Wright brothers on a hill near the museum. An early plane model kept at the visitor's center museum. Memorial plaque of the Wright brothers Orville and Wilbur written with lines 'They Taught us to Fly'.

Date: 1972, April 28
Duration: 2 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036858
College football game: The Duke Blue Devils beat the Pittsburgh Panthers in Durham, North Carolina.

Newsreel showing segments of Duke's 7-0 victory over University of Pittsburgh in a football game at Durham, North Carolina, in November, 1938. Football teams Duke 'Blue Devils' and Pittsburgh 'Panthers' on the field. There is a light covering of snow on the field. Several scenes from the game are shown including punts As the game progresses, the snowfall increases, and some players slip and slide on the field.

Date: 1938, November
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033799
Band performs and prize distribution at Wright Brothers Visitor Center during a ceremony in Kitty hawk, North Carolina.

Dedication ceremonies at the Wright Brothers Visitor Center honoring the fifty seventh anniversary of first powered flight in Kitty hawk, North Carolina. Assembly of people and dignitaries on the occasion. Girls of Elizabeth City High School Band dance in group at the ceremony. Guests and dignitaries on podium, spectators assembled at the ceremony. Dignitaries include R.H. Cooke, Mayor of Kill Devil Hill; Luther H. Hodges, Governor of North Carolina; Conrad L. Wirth, Director National Park Service; retired Major General Benjamin D. Foulois. Prize distribution ceremonies to children with special achievements.

Date: 1960, December 17
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036852