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State Funeral of Philip Kerr, Lord Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, in Washington DC.
The funeral of Philip Kerr, the 11th Marquess of Lothian, and British Ambassador to the United States, from 1939 until his death in 1940. Spectators stand on the sidewalk across from the British Embassy in Washington, DC. British flag flying over the Embassy. Leaving the front gates of the Embassy is a coffin draped with the British flag resting on a caisson, drawn by a team of matched white horses. High-ranking British military officers walk behind followed by civilian mourners. A squad of cavalry on horseback escort the funeral procession. View of the Washington National Cathedral, still under construction, with derrick and scaffolding visible. A crucifer heads about 30 clergy in white robes, leading the funeral cortege up the front steps of the Washington National Cathedral. Military pallbearers in uniform carry the coffin up the steps. U.S. first lady, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt arrives and steps from a black limousine. Brief view inside the Cathedral sanctuary. Pallbearers carry the coffin down the steps. Official mourners follow. A large group of mourners stand on upper steps of Cathedral as the immediate funeral party departs.
Hearings of House Un-American Activities Committee. Former Undersecretary of State, Sumner Welles testifies
House Committee on Un-American Activities hearings (HUAC) in Washington, DC, the United States. Former Undersecretary of State, Sumner Welles, is sworn in and sits during the hearings. Several men sit in the background. The defendant is asked questions about a note from Eleanor Roosevelt, on January 11, 1939,about the rejection of a U.S. visa for Mr. and Mrs. Hanns Eisler, by the U.S. Consul in Cuba, which was subsequently reviewed again. Defending against implications of negligence, Mr. Welles reminds the Committee of the context in which these decisions were being made. He talks about the atrocities committed in Germany.
Reporters type at an office in Washington DC.
Reporters type at an office in Washington DC. 'United States Wheat Acreage' chart on the wall. Reporters type on typewriter, the effect on farms during of European war.
Agriculture department officials in conference discuss reading maps in Washington DC.
Agriculture department officials in conference discuss reading maps in Washington DC. Sign over door reads 'AAA Director of Information'. Woman types report. Bundles of AAA checks in the treasury building. Addressograph in process addressing U.S. Government checks to recipients. Piles of U.S. government checks.
African American student athletes compete in wrestling and boxing at Howard University in Washington DC, United States.
African American college students at Howard University in Washington DC, United States. Students gathered around a ring as two students compete in a wrestling match on campus (Howard University 2400 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20059, United States). Scene switches to two students boxing in the same ring. Referee monitors the boxing match.
African American college students work at laboratory in Howard University, Washington DC, United States.
African American students at Howard University in Washington DC, United States. Students sit and work on machines inside campus workshop (Howard University 2400 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20059, United States). A white instructor oversees the students. Some students take readings on machines and others work on it. Machines in the background.