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Nine year old George Weyerhaeuser photographed by press in Spokane, Washington after being freed safely from kidnapping

George Weyerhaeuser, nine year old kidnap victim and son of prominent lumberman J.P. Weyerhaeuser, stands on a grassy lawn and is photographed by members of the media after being safely recovered following his kidnapping. He stands alone for the cameras. Photographers take pictures of the boy standing with his hands in his pocket. He smiles for the cameras. Later in life he became Chairman of the Board of the Weyerhaeuser Company.

Location: Spokane Washington USA
Date: 1935, June
Duration: 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043308
Fourth of July parade in Washington State.

Opening scene shows Independence Day parade led by a brass band followed by a number of World War I veterans in their uniforms, and a troop of Boy Scouts. A streetcar number 7768 passes between the parade and the camera. A truck rigged up as a float carries several young people. It is followed by a tractor pulling a pavilion float carrying three young women. Signage on the float indicates it represents the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF). IOOF slogans seen on side of float include "Visit the sick. Heal the Sick. Bury the dead. Educate the Orphan." Dates "1819 to 1919" are seen, marking the fraternity's centennial (100th) year. Banner atop float is difficult to read but appears to list lodge numbers 38 and 337 and "Rebekah" and "WA". (Location possibly Spokane Washington?) Other decorated vehicles follow. One is a tractor driven by a woman, who is followed by two soldiers in uniform driving a roadster without a rear body. A man and woman dressed as George and Martha Washington walk along the parade route. They are followed by several cars.

Location: Washington United States USA
Date: 1919, July 4
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078141
The Sergeant Martin Difrancisco teaches Judo and demonstrate his skill with the Japanese sword, in Washington, United States.

U.S. Air Force Sergeant Martin Difrancisco teaches martial arts to young boys and girls near Spokane, Washington, United States. Sergeant Martin Difrancisco teaches Judo to children of Air Force personnel at the Fairchild Air Force Base. Young boys practice judo and others watch while sitting. Young girls seated and practicing judo. He demonstrates karate skills, breaking wooden boards with his hand. He demonstrates control of a Japanese Samurai sword, using it to cut a carrot positioned on the stomach of his assistant, and then on the neck of his assistant, without harming his assistant. People stand and watch his demonstration.

Location: Spokane Washington USA
Date: 1960
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067043
U.S. P-47 and P-38 airplanes take off. Mid-air collision of A-25s. German aircraft downed. World War II

American troops in France soon after the Invasion of Europe by Allied forces in World War 2. An airstrip built by the U.S. troops at St. Mere Eglise near the coast. U.S. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter taxis on the strip. Soldiers bring 500 lb bomb on jeep. They fix the bomb under the plane wing. Two P-47s raise dust as they taxi and take off laden with the heavy bombs. A P-38 Lightning fighter taxis and takes off. The planes fly over hills. Footage switches to black and white, and various aircraft crash and combat scenes are shown. In Spokane Washington at an air show demonstration, a formation of three A-25 aircraft is seen and then two of the A-25s collide in mid-air and breakup. One A-25 impacts and explodes and another crashes and explodes. Fire and smoke at the crash site. Scene transitions to a variety of highly dramatic gun camera footage shots from World War 2. German railroad train is strafed. German planes are hit and downed by American aircraft, as captured by automatic combat cameras on the aircraft. Various German aircraft exploding, in flames and falling to the ground, with some heading straight for Allied aircraft before being shot out of the sky.

Location: Saint Mere Eglise France
Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020911
Various Allied Generals assume new commands in Italy during December, 1944, World War II.

On 12 December, 1944, at an airport in Naples, Italy, British General Sir Henry Nathan Wilson inspects an honor guard of American Military Policemen in formation. (Narrator states he is en route to replace the late Field Marshal Sir John Dill, in Washington, DC, USA) A contingent of British troops is also present as part of the honor guard, on the wet airport tarmac. (Narrator states that Wilson will head the British Joint Staff Mission and be personal military representative for Prime Minister Winston Churchill.) He approaches a line of U.S. military officers who salute him. Closeup of General Wilson With U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker, next to U.S. Vice Admiral Kent Hewitt. Also with them (back to camera) is British Admiral Sir John Henry Dacres Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean Fleet. Next, General Wilson and his party are seen boarding a British Avro York four-engine Heavy Transport aircraft. View from the ground, of the aircraft cockpit and the engines running as it taxis out for takeoff. Change of scene shows troops gathered in open air battlefield environment. General Mark Clark, now Commander-in-Chief of the Allied 15th Army Group, decorates some members of the 5th Army, as General Lucian King Truscott Jr. (new 5th Army Commander) stands by his side. General Clark says farewell to members of the 5th Army and shakes hands with many of them. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Location: Italy
Date: 1944, December 12
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044519
President Roosevelt returns to Washington DC after winning a 4th term in the 1944 presidential election.

President Roosevelt returns to Washington after winning a 4th term in the 1944 presidential election. President Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Henry Wallace ride down Pennsylvania Avenue. Secrete Service Agents ride on running board of the automobile. Scenes of Armistice Day Ceremony at the Tomb of an Unknown Soldier. (World War II period).

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029660
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