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Major James Brown Scott and Dr. Sidney Mezes with their wives aboard USS George Washington bound for Peace Conference

Major Brown Scott - American Authority on International Law, and Dr. Sidney Edward Mezes - an American philosopher, appointed as the Director of THE INQUIRY,a think tank set up by Woodrow Wilson to study the diplomatic positions. Dr. Mezes was a part of the American Commission to negotiate Peace at the treaty of Versailles in 1919.They are accompanied with their wives on the USS George Washington ship sailing to Europe for the Paris Peace Conference. View of life boat on the side of the ship. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918, December 4
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026920
Mrs. William Benson and Major J.M. Campbell leaving for the Paris Peace Conference.

Mrs. William S Benson,wife of Chief of the U.S. Naval Operations,Admiral Bensons, seen talking to Major J. M. Campbell. Major Campbell was in charge of photographs at the Paris Peace Conference. They are on their way to Paris for the Peace Conference on the George Washington ship. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918, December 4
Duration: 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026921
President Wilson's Inquiry Group leaving for the Paris Peace Conference

Members of the Inquiry study group, established by President Woodrow Wilson, to help prepare for peace negotiations. They are aboard the USS George Washington headed for the Paris Peace Conference. Some seated and some standing, the men remove their hats and pose for a group photo. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918, December 4
Duration: 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026922
Farm youths, including Europeans, gather at 4-H club camp in Washington, DC.

Aerial view of Capitol building in Washington, DC. The Mall and Washington monument viewed from the Capitol. Hundreds of 4H members, gather on lawn in front of the Washington Monument at start of 4-H club camp in Washington, DC. Included are more than a hundred European farm leaders who's trip was financed through the Marshall Plan. Farm youths from 13 European nations have arrived in America. Scenes of 4H activities: Young boy takes 4-h club oath. The symbol of the 4-H club on the wall. Boys and girls gather around a bull and watch it. A boy washing and brushing a bull. They apply their agricultural knowledge to the animals for livestock improvement. Woman looks at preserved food items. An outdoor meeting of the 4-H club members. Young American farmers at airport leaving for Europe. They bid good bye. The plane takes off.

Date: 1950
Duration: 2 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027095
Crew of the USS Leviathan practices emergency drill with U.S. troops, during World War I

Sailors aboard the USS Leviathan (formerly the Vaterland) in New York harbor, during World War 1, when she was serving as a troop ship. They are seen practicing emergency drills, including lowering lifeboats over the side and actually rowing them away. They also launch rubber rafts over the rails. U.S. Army soldiers from a lower deck, then descend to the rafts, using the lines from above. They are seen steping into the water-filled rafts and from there, into the lifeboats. Closeup of one soldier swimming in full uniform, with aid of floatation gear. He also relaxes in the water, suspended entirely by his life vest. View from above of a lifeboat crewed by sailors and filled with soldiers in uniform. They row away, pulling a raft, from which they help a few more soldiers into the lifeboat. Sailors row the filled lifeboats away from the ship, each towing a raft behind them. (WWI. WW1)

Date: 1918
Duration: 5 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027341
A troop ship prepares to depart from New York carrying American soldiers during World War I

Camera slowly pans from bow to stern along a large troop ship in New York harbor during World War 1. U.S. Army troops and emergency lifeboats, rafts, and gear fill the upper deck of the ship. The ship is docked at one of a line of berths. As the camera covers the stern of the ship, ferry boats can be seen plying the waters, and a tug boat approaches the ship's stern. The ship is in camouflage paint. Buildings can be seen lining the waterfront across the water, in the background. (WWI. WW1)

Date: 1918
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027342