Celebration of Wisconsin's Cheese Week. A huge cheese weighing over a ton arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. Women in decorative costumes seated around the cheese. A banner reads 'See the World's Largest Cheese'. Wisconsin Senator Alexander Wiley officiates for his state and unveils a 'cheese' sculpture of Vice President John Garner IV.
The beginning of the Korean War with the invasion of South Korea by North Korean troops. ROK (Republic of Korea) troops in trenches and at sandbagged positions on the 38th Parallel. John Foster Dulles, Consultant to the U.S. Secretary of State, visits the front areas and converses with an officer at a map. Dulles standing with ROK (Republic of Korea) troops. South Korean refugees fleeing. United Nations Security Council's meeting in progress. The empty chair of the delegate from the Soviet Union. Secretary General of the United Nations Trygve Lie speaks. The Security Council passes a resolution calling for cease fire.
Image showing part of the painting, "Declaration of Independence," by artist John Trumbull, depicting a draft of the Declaration of Independence being presented to Congress.
Well laid out dining table. A smaller table laid out for four during a Congressional tour of inspection. Secretary of War, John W Weeks and General Wells review Puerto Rican troops of the U.S. Army 65th Infantry Regiment in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Congressmen review a parade as an Army band plays. The Secretary meets 65th Infantry Regiment officers and guests at the Hotel Vanderbilt.
Secretary of War John W Weeks and other Congressmen during a Congressional tour of inspection at a port in Puerto Rico. The Secretary shakes hands with the Naval officers and boards a train followed by other congressmen. Palm trees and a jungle.
Secretary of War John W Weeks and other officers move towards the cars. Officers look at a big artillery gun. Weeks and other Congressmen including Major W. M. Wainwright, Senators Jones, McKinley, Ladd, Robinson, Howell, Warren and Representatives French, Anthony, Wood, Cramton, Lee, Madden, Quin, Hull, Morin, Strong, Wurzbach, Rankin, Curry, Underhill, Crisp, Winslow, Yound, Sproul, Timberlake, Zihlman, Miller, Michener, Abernathy, Barbour, Burtness, Cole, Dowell, Lee, MacLafferty, Taylor and their wives visit a garden as they move past a row of palm trees in Puerto Rico.
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