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Dedication of Marine Corps War Memorial at Quantico Virginia, and sculptor Felix de Weldon working on sculpture for Arlington location.

The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial original statue during its unveiling ceremony at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia on November 10, 1951 (This is after the statue had been moved from its original Constitution Avenue location in Washington DC in 1947, and subsequently renovated under sculptor de Weldon's supervision while it was in Quantico.). A sign on the memorial reads "Uncommon valor was a common virtue, 1945." Next scenes show sculptor Felix de Weldon as he works to build the larger Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, which was dedicated in November 1954. Felix de Weldon measuring a model of the flag raising on Iwo Jima made by him. de Weldon and others on his team work to carve the large war memorial in plaster before it is cast in bronze. Views of the sculpted faces of the six Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima: Faces of John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block and Michael Strank. Brief glimpse of the original flag raising scene on Mount Suribachi in February 1945. Next scene, circa 1954 or 1955, shows the completed Marine Corps War Memorial in bronze, in Arlington Virginia, with Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial landmarks of Washington DC in the background. Close-up views of faces of a young boy, an elderly woman, and a middle aged man who removes his hat. American flag fluttering in the breeze atop the war memorial.

Location: Virginia United States USA
Date: 1955
Duration: 5 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022004
Lewis Douglas sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom and confers with President Truman in Washington DC.

Lewis Douglas sworn in as Ambassador in Washington. Lewis Douglas confers with President of the United States Harry S Truman at White House. Lewis sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom by the State Department Chief of Protocol,Stanley Woodward. Acting Secretary of States Dean Gooderham Acheson congratulates Douglas and hands over credentials. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom William Averell Harriman congratulates Douglas.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1947, March 10
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073032
UMW President John Llewellyn Lewis addresses the gathering as coal strike ends in Washington DC.

Coal strike ends in Washington DC. President of the United Mine Workers (UMW) of America, John Llewellyn Lewis arrives at the UMW building. U.S. Senator Henry Styles Bridges also arrives. Photographers take photographs. Lewis and coal operators remain seated at office after the agreement. Lewis addresses the gathering. Bridges meets with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph William Martin for the settlement. Railroad loaded with coal moves on track.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1948, April 12
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073038
Public Hearing, Senate permanent subcommittee on Investigations. Army-McCarthy hearing April 22, 1954.

April 22, 1954. First open session of Senate permanent subcommittee on investigations in response to charges filed by the U.S. Army on April 13, 1954, concerning improper actions by Senator McCarthy and staff to obtain special treatment for Private G. David Schine, U.S. Army. Seen before start of session are Army Generals Lucius Clay and Alfred Gruenther. Senator Karl Mundt presiding, calls the session to order. Among those seen are Senator Edward Dirksen, second person to the Chairman's right, and Senator Charles E. Potter to Dirksen's right. Senator John L. McClelland sits to Chairman Mundt's left. Senator Joseph McCarthy and his counsel, Roy Cohn, are at the end of the table. At end of clip McCarthy states for the record that "there is no contest between Senator McCarthy and the Department of the Army, and that all that Senator McCarthy has been trying to do is to expose the Communists who have infiltrated the Department of the Army -- a very small percentage."

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1954, April 22
Duration: 4 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032840
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, Labor leaders A. Philip Randolph, and Walter Reuther, speak to reporters during "March on Washington"

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walking with organized Labor leader Walter Reuther, and African American leaders including John Lewis, arriving outside the White House in Washington DC. Press and photographers surround them. A. Philip Randolph speaks to the reporters. Mr. Roy Wilkins and Martin Luther King Jr., Walter Reuther, and John Lewis standing nearby. Representative of the Roman Catholic group commission speaks. Labor leader Walter Reuther speaks. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr makes a statement. Black American singers lead the crowd in singing "We shall overcome" in Civil Rights rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Thousands link arms and sing and sway together to the melody (during the March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom).

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1963, August 28
Duration: 4 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029521
Brigadier General Lewis B. Hershey and other officers in a meeting at Selective Service building in Washington DC.

Officers in Selective Service building in Washington DC. Colonel John D. Langston; Lieutenant Colonel Chauncey G Parker, United States Marine Corps; Captain B S Killmaster, United States Navy; Brigadier General Lewis B Hershey; Lieutenant Colonel Carlton S. Dargusch and Major Edward S. Shattuok seated inside Brigadier General Lewis B Hershey's office. An officer writes on a blackboard. 'Liable for Military services' written on the blackboard. The general reads documents. The general at his desk signs some documents.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1942, April
Duration: 3 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043864
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