Damage caused due to flooding of the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in March of 1936. Houses in the area covered by flood waters. Flooded streets. A man aboard a rescue boat. A woman and her child being rescued. A railroad trestle bridge at Harpers Ferry with water rushing underneath it, shortly before the river crested and the bridge was carried away by the flood. Hands of a person with weather reporting ticker tape running through his hands, showing details of the flood in Harpers Ferry.
Aerial views from aircraft flying over The Greenbrier Resort buildings, golf course, and tennis courts in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in the United States. People seen below playing golf and tennis. (This footage was shot during reopening festivities for the resort in 1948, after it had been closed and used as a government medical facility in World War 2.)
The Greenbrier Resort at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, United States. Flag of Mexico and Red Ensign of Canada flank the U.S. flag at front of the building. President Dwight D. Eisenhower chats with Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, who waves his hat to crowd of spectators standing in cordoned off area. President Eisenhower shakes hands with Mexican President, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines. Secrtetary of State, John Foster Dulles, stands behind President Eisenhower. The three heads of state pose for photographers.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, with Press Secretary James Hagerty, Special Council Bernard M. Shanley and famous golfer, Sam Snead, play golf at the Greenbrier Resort, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.After posing for photographers, they commence play. Sam Snead tees off first, followed by the President, who puts on a jacket, before they start to walk. President Eisenhower uses a wood on the fairway. Sam Snead then hits his second shot with an iron. Mountains seen in the background. The President makes an approach shot to the green. and then three-putts the hole. Later it begins to rain, and Sam Snead holds an umbrella for the President, who then hits out of a sand bunker. President Eisenhower puts on a rainproof outfit. He and Sam Snead putt on the green. President Eisenhower holding a large golf umbrella, and then hitting a wood on the fairway.
U.S. battleships underway in Hampton Roads, United States. The battleships underway at sea in a column formation. The battleships include USS Tennessee, USS West Virginia, USS Idaho and USS California.
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.
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