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William Remington testifies before Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and converses with Elizabeth Bentley

William Walter Remington testifying before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He is seated at a table with several microphones in front of him. Remington stands and is sworn in as a witness. Several other tables and chairs arranged in the room. Journalists and photographers present. Subcommittee members seated at long table. Most ot the hearing room is filled with reporters and recorders at tables, and a small group of spectators at the rear. Remington responds to Subcommittee questions. After testifying, Remington is seen conversing with former spy Elizabeth Bentley who had defected to the United States.

Date: 1948
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054500
American Legion "Boy's Nation" gathering. Young men visit the Capitol building in Washington, DC

The U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., United States.Two young men, selected from each U.S. State, participate in the American Legion "Boy's Nation" activities in Washington, DC. They are assembled on the Capitol steps to pose for pictures. Several of the young men shake hands with a welcoming official. They talk and laugh.They wave, collectively for cameras and then ascend the steps.

Date: 1948
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054501
Young men participating in American Legion "Boy's Nation" meet the U.S. Secretary of State, George Marshall

American Legion "Boy's Nation" visiting group of young men enters State Department auditorium from foyer. A sign on the building reads "Department of State, 320 Twenty-First Street. N.W." Secretary of State George Marshall leans against the auditorium stage, with the young men seated on the stage, behind him. The "Boy's Nation" members all wear identification buttons on their lapels. They pose for several photographs. An audience is in the seats of the auditorium.

Date: 1948
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054502
A woman addresses a large crowd of civilians gathered for a rally at a square in Japan.

Civilians gather in a square for a rally in Japan. A large crowd of civilians gather during the rally. They hold banners. A woman reads, from a long scroll, to the the crowd .Then a man addresses the crowd, and finishes by leading them in three cheers. The rally moves through the streets. Trees seen on either side of the streets. The rally proceeds. Mountains seen in the background.

Date: 1948
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055993
Turkish ski troops in the mountains. Checking identifications of people traversing mountain routes in the snow

Turkish ski troops operating on border area. A view of snow covered mountains. Armed ski troops ascend snow covered mountains on skis.Several civilians traversing a mountain trail in , are stopped and asked for identification.Two travelers are accompanied by burdened pack animals. Several of the travelers wear turbans. A heavy military vehicle is seen near a mountain check point.

Date: 1948
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055995
Air Force test pilot, Major R.L. Johnson, sets speed record in U.S. Air Force North American F-86A airplane number FU-611

Air Force Test pilot, Major R.L. Johnson, boards North American F-86A armaments test Sabrejet aircraft number FU-611 at Muroc Air Base (soon after renamed Edwards Air Force Base). Ground crew assists the pilot with chute. Pilot puts on the helmet and oxygen mask. Aircraft taxis. Aircraft in level flight -- extends and retracts speed brakes. Plane rolls to its right and dives. Men at monitoring post on the ground. Aircraft performs several low level high speed passes.Plane lands, and Major Johnson hops out of cockpit all the way to ground where he is congratulated by another Air Force major and ground crew personnel. He puts cigarette in his mouth and feels in his flight suit for a lighter. Major Johnson set an official record of 670.981 mph by flying four times over a 1.86-mile course at altitudes below 150 feet.

Date: 1948, September 15
Duration: 5 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040231