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Men load shells and fire railway coast defense guns at Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

United States Railway Coast Defense guns being test fired at Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Men load shells into M1888 8-inch railway coastal artillery defense guns. Men work on the artillery guns and fire them. Guns being test fired.

Date: 1935, July 8
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042770
West Point cadets observe field artillery exercises at Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe and Langley Field in Virginia.

Activities of West Point cadets in Virginia, United States. They are on a trip to Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe and Langley Field. They observe field artillery exercises at the places. They fire field artillery. Some of the cadets watch through binoculars. Smoke rises due to firing.

Date: 1931
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675062471
Coast Artillery anti-aircraft guns fire at targets towed by aircraft over Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Opening slate reads: "New Anti-Aircraft Record Achieved by Coast Defense Aces, Ft Monroe, VA." A Curtiss O-1B two place bi-wing airplane is seen in flight. Aerial view of the Fort Monroe, Virginia, waterfront. Gun emplacements are seen. Air- to-air view of the Army airplane in flight over Fort Monroe. But this time, a target can be seen towed behind the aircraft. View of U.S. Secretary of War, Patrick J. Hurley, looking skyward, in the company of three Army officers, including Major General John W. Gulick, chief of the Coast Artillery and commander of Fort Monroe, who is standing next to the Secretary, to his right. View of gunners in a battery of 6-inch anti-aircraft guns. Batteries firing and puffs of white smoke seen aloft. Tracer bullets seen all around a towed target. Soldiers looking through an artillery range finder. A towed target floating in the air with black clouds from exploding anti-aircraft rounds nearby. Gunners firing at high rates of speed.

Date: 1932, May 30
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035153
The funeral procession of Rear Admiral Richard Byrd arrives at Fort Meyer Chapel in Virginia.

The funeral procession of USN (United States Navy) Rear Admiral Richard Byrd at Fort Meyer Chapel in Virginia. A hearse comes out of Union Station. Honor Guards march and present arms. Police motorcycle escorts pass followed by the hearse carrying Rear Admiral Byrd's body to Arlington National Cemetery. A procession of cars arrive at Fort Meyer Chapel. Navy officers walk towards the hearse. Pallbearers carry the casket out of Fort Meyer Chapel. A caisson drawn by several horses along a road.

Date: 1957, March
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061481
Dedication ceremony of the U.S. Army Felker Heliport at Fort Eustis, Virginia.

Aerial view of helicopters at Fort Eustis, Virginia, with snow on the ground. Crowd gathered inside a large hangar. The widow of Alfred C. Felker, wearing a corsage, stands with his father, as Army officers salute in tribute at the dedication of the Felker heliport. A young boy who is Felker's young son removes the covering from the dedication plaque, which reads:"U.S. Army Fort Eustis Virginia, Felker Heliport in Memory of WOJG Alfred C. Felker 1929-1953." A Piasecki H-21 Workhorse or Shawnee helicopter takes off from the snow covered airfield. Mrs. Felker is a passenger on one of two smaller helicopters that circle around one another and then land.

Date: 1954, December 9
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040176
King Saud of Saudi Arabia lays wreath on the tomb of unknown soldier. Prince Faud Ibn Saud lays wreath on George Washington's tomb.

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visits Washington DC during a royal state visit to the United States. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier monument (1 Wilson Ave, Fort Myer, VA 22211, United States) in Arlington Cemetery, is visited by His Majesty, in the rain. Soldiers hold a flag of the United States. King Saud is escorted by U.S. officials. King Saud places a wreath bearing the emblem of Saudi Arabia is placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A soldier assists the Arabian king in placing the wreath. American military buglers sound taps. Assisted by officials carrying umbrellas, Prince Faud Ibn Saud, Saudi Minister of Defense, pays tribute to President George Washington, at the George Washington Mount Vernon Memorial (3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121, United States). He lays a wreath on the tomb of the First President of the United States. Traffic on a road. A flag of Saudi Arabia on the Blair House. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives by car at the Blair House for a discussion with King Saud. The weather is cold and rainy during the royal visit.

Date: 1957, January 31
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033766