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Patriotic ceremony conducted by the Red Cross and military personnel at the Statue of Liberty in New York City.

A Patriotic Ceremony conducted at the Statue of Liberty during World War 1. Massive flag of Red Cross draped on front of the Statue of Liberty. Members of various veterans' organization, Red Cross nurses, military personnel, and women and girls of Camp Fire Girls organization, dressed in Native American Indian clothing, attend the ceremony. Boys wearing robes in a boys choir lined up to sing. Various children's groups lined up. Crowd on pedestal of statue. Red Cross flags, American flags, and various other flags seen. Ceremony in progress as speakers address the crowd. During part of ceremony a nurse appears to put a white glove on a Navy sailor's hand. Girl holds Red Cross flag. Bi-plane aircraft in flight overhead. Camera men setup with still image cameras and motion picture cameras on tripods. Views of the Statue from vessels in the harbor and views of New York City from Bedloe's Island.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1918
Duration: 3 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052573
Airship in flight over New York City and New York harbor.

Views from U.S. Navy C-class airship in flight over Manhattan Island, New York City. View from rear section of the open gondola of two crewmen in front section of the gondola. Views of the cables suspending it from the gas bag. View of the Airship's 125 hp French Hispano-Suiza engine. Many ships in New York harbor, many with three masts and one with four. The area is very smoky from chimneys of buildings heating during winter.Aerial view of New York buildings. Brief glimpse of a sister C-class airship. Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges over the East River. Steamship piers along Hudson River. Ferryboat. F.W. Woolworth building.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1918, December
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052578
Historical American flags. Unusual views of Statue of Liberty. Waves crashing on rocks.

Many of the historic American flags, including the Grand Union flag, the flag with Pine Tree, red and white stripes and the flag with rattlesnake on it (Don't tread on me). The present flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in canton bearing 50 small, white stars. The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island holding a tablet which reads 'July IV, MDCCLXXVI', the date of American independence in Roman numerals. The other hand of the Statue holds a torch. Views from under the torch arm; the torch, itself; the feet and a chain. Waves crashing on rocky shores.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1968
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052588
Sailors manning battle stations and fire guns aboard USS Barb submarine in Pacific Ocean.

Attack on Japanese shipping by American submarine around Palau Island in Pacific. Japanese motor sampan underway is fired on by submarine deck gun of USS Barb (SS-220). Japanese sampan burning and smoking during the attack as it tries to get away. View of bow of submarine as seen from elevated position of conning tower. Next scene shows U.S. sailors on American submarine manning battle stations, and readying guns for an attack. Deck gun crew fires, showing muzzle blast and recoil. Crew also operates smaller gun located part way up conning tower area. (World War II period).

Location: Pacific Ocean
Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052655
Tracer bullets fired at Japanese plane which is hit and shot down in Pacific.

LST (Landing Ship, Tank) convoy heading for Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. Tracer bullets fired at Japanese plane in sky. Japanese plane is hit and shot down. U.S. battleship underway. (World War II period).

Location: Pacific Ocean
Date: 1945, March 7
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052847
U.S. Navy ships bombard beach at Kerama Retto, Okinawa, during World War II

U.S. Navy bombardment of beach at Kerama Retto, Okinawa, during World War 2 invasion of Okinawa. LSMs (Landing Ship, Medium), destroyers and battle ships underway. Rocket barrage fired. Rocky shoreline of the island in the background. Details seen include: Time 00:25 is the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40 firing main and secondary batteries. Time 00:41 is a detailed closeup bow-on view of the battleship USS New Mexico, BB-40. (Note: As seen, the USS New Mexico did retain its casemated 5-inch/51 caliber guns for the Okinawa invasion, contrary to some historic references.)

Location: Okinawa Pacific Theater Kerama Retto
Date: 1945, March 27
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053460
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