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Vice Admiral Henry B Wilson visits a fortress on the coast of France, with members of his staff, at the end of World War I

Vice Admiral Henry B Wilson, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in France, and about 20 members of his staff, visit a coastal fortress. American sailors walk along a an area overlooking the site's high walls. Camera pans to the left toward a group of Naval Officers climbing a tall berm that runs below the higher wall. The head of the group is Vice Admiral Wilson. A Navy Captain, in lighter color uniform, is acting as a tour guide. He pauses as the remainder of the visiting party catch up. The group poses. The fort wall and tops of buildings appear in the background. Admiral Wilson is flanked by the Captain tour guide and a Captain from his staff, in blues. All members of the party seem amused at being photographed by a cinematographer.

Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060892
United States battleship maneuvers near a Pacific ocean port

Rearward view from ship departing the scene, of U.S. warships in a Pacific harbor . Several commercial vessels moving about off the coast, including a 4-masted ship in the far distance. Sea condition is choppy, with whitecaps. View from stern of a large ship underway, with heavy wake behind. Two battleships maneuvering. Three warships maneuvering and a float plane descending to land near one. A battleship underway at high speed with heavy dense black smoke billowing from both stacks. The battleship (USS Oklahoma BB-37?) overtakes and passes the ship from which photos are being taken. Footage date is unknown; circa 1921.

Date: 1921
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060906
Italian troops clean up rifles and set up machine guns behind a sandbagged bunker in the Tyrolean Italian Alps

Italian troops in the Tyrolean Italian Alps, during World War I. Extensive labrinth of sandbagged paths and shelters in the mountains. Stones on top of canvas covers to keep them from blowing. Cables of the Teleferica cableway are seen stretched along the side of the mountain. A picture and description of the cableway. Italian Bersaglieri troops cleaning their weapons and making preparations. Valley seen far below them in background. A small shrine in side of rocks. Troops marching down a path from a fort. A military canine with utility pack on its back entering a bunker. Soldiers behind sandbagged fortifications high in the mountains. They carry a machine gun and ammunition boxes up steps and set up a firing position.

Date: 1916
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060923
Everyday life and diversity of Polynesian people in Hawaii before the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

Various Polynesian people and everyday life in Hawaiian Islands before American involvement in World War 2 and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Women from dominant ethnic backgrounds in Hawaii introduce themselves, including women from Korea, Portugal / Portuguese, China, Phillipines / Filipino, Native Hawaiian, Caucasian / Anglo, Japanese. Narrator describes it as a melting pot. Polynesian children on a long staircase in a village. Group of Hawaiian school children walking to school with some girls wearing Japanese style clog sandals. Diverse crowd of citizens walking on sidewalks of a downtown area of Honolulu near stores and shops. Hawaiian police officer directs traffic. 1930's cars seen on streets. Children in scout uniforms including Girl Scout and Boy Scouts salute. Groups of Hawaiian children playing and relaxing, and seen at desks in school classroom. Graduation ceremony at a high school in Hawaii as graduate young men and women walk by on a stage. Colorful traditions and customs of various cultures in Hawaii are shown. People wearing leis. Women doing various dances including hula and other dancing styles. The Aloha Tower in Honolulu Harbor and scenes of various women from different backgrounds each saying Aloha.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060935
Views of Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii prior to Japanese attack during World War II.

A film reviewing the conditions at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii prior to Japanese attack during World War II. The island of Oahu. An actor portraying Uncle Sam sleeps in a chair. Aerial view of Oahu island. U.S. soldiers on guard walking a military base perimeter with high fencing behind them. Another soldier walking on guard along a beach. U.S. Army soldiers standing atop a moving cargo train guarding its contents during transport. View of Hickam Field entrance gate on Oahu, Hawaii, with a guard checking entry. Two airment walking toward parked aircraft. Military aircraft lined up outside a hangar at Hickam Field. Pearl Harbor which lies near Hickam Field. Wide, elevated view of many large U.S. Navy ships at anchor in Pearl Harbor. U.S. minesweepers, light cruisers, destroyers and other ships in Pearl Harbor. Bus on a quiet street in early morning. A man tending a small boat at dock. Ground crews at work in the hangar of Hickam Field, performing maintenance on a bomber aircraft. U.S. Navy sailors throw a baseball back and forth on a dock in Pearl Harbor. Large group of Navy sailors attend church services. A chaplain speaks to the sailors and other military officers during the religious service.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060937
Japanese Emperor Hirohito reviews Japanese Naval battle fleet in Yokohama, Japan.

Japanese Emperor Hirohito reviews his battle fleet in Yokohama, Japan. Emperor Hirohito of Japan, dressed in Naval white uniform, and carrying a sword, walks past an honor guard of Japanese sailors who present arms in salute. The Emperor renders a hand salute. He is accompanied by high ranking military officers. Scene shifts to Crowds of Japanese civilians watching the proceedings from a stone bulwark at waters edge. Next, the Emperor and entourage descend a gangplank and board a Navy launch, displaying a large Naval Rising Sun ensign. Some large freighters and small boats are seen in the harbor. View from the dock as the launch pulls away. A sailor and a Marine are standing at attention in foreground. Closeup of the Japanese battleship Kirishima. View of the navy launch as sailors raise the Imperial flag of the Emperor on its bow. View from deck of the battleship Kirishima, where sailors in dress whites stand at attention while she fires a salute with one of her guns. View from her port side, as the Kirishima continues firing gun salutes. Gun smoke obscures the ship. back on shore, the embankment is filled with crowds of spectators. Many carry umbrellas. View of the battleship Kirishima from another ship, where sailors line the deck railing at attention. Japanese military aircraft fly overhead in formations above the Kirishima. Glimpse of a column of Japanese Navy capital ships.

Date: 1934, September 13
Duration: 1 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061006