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U.S. Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis, attends dedication of Captain James Cook monument at Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii.

Dedication and unveiling of the Captain Cook memorial monument at Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii (Kaumualii Hwy, Waimea, HI 96796, United States). American navy launch, from the USS Pennsylvania, arrives and sailors tie it to a dock at Waimea, Kauai Island, Hawaii, as spectators watch from the dock platform, above. The launch displays the American flag as well as that of the United States Secretary of War. Secretary of War Dwight Filley Davis with his daughters Alice Brooks Davis and Cynthia Davis, disembark from the ship. They are joined by another gentleman, followed by a U.S. Navy Captain. Secretary Davis and his party pose for the camera. The captain also appears momentarily, saluting Secretary Davis. A U.S. Navy band and sailors are seen standing near a veiled monument. Camera focuses on a large British Red Ensign flag hung above the crowd, along with the Hawaiian flag and the American flag. U.S. Naval officers render military salutes as other ceremony participants give civilian hand-over-heart salutes or stand at attention. Ceremony guests are seated as American Boy Scouts distribute programs to them. Next, a contingent of British Marines is seen in formation on the square near the monument. The camera focuses next, on a contingent of American sailors, who came ashore from the USS Pennsylvania. Two little girls, Cecelia Cruikshank and Molly Gouveia (one American and one native Hawaiian) pull ropes to unveil the monument. British officers place a wreath from the King of England. The band plays again, as participants salute. U.S. Major General, Fox Conner, Commander of the Hawaiian Department of the Army, poses in front of the monument and is joined by Naval officers from a British Cruiser.

Date: 1928, August 16
Duration: 3 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022671
Sesquicentennial celebration of Captain Cook's discovery of Hawaii

Sesquicentennial celebration of Captain Cook's discovery of Hawaii: (1778-1928) held in the Hawaiian Islands, August 15 to 21, 1928. Monmouth-class British armored cruiser underway en route to Hawaii. Royal Hawaiian flag draped on tripod of submerged tablet, marking the site of Cook's demise. (The inscription reads: "Near this spot Captain James Cook, R.N., was killed, Feb. 14, 1779.") Smoke seen rising from naval guns on the British cruiser ship, in Kealakekua Bay, off coast of Hawaii, firing 21-gun salute. Camera pans over to the battleship, USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) also firing her guns in salute. A group of British buglers plays "The Last Post," during the ceremony. U.S. Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis and Territorial Governor of Hawaii, Wallace R. Farrington, step into a Hawaiian outrigger canoe for a short trip across the bay. Next they are seen stepping from the canoe, to a Navy launch tied at the dock in Napoopoo, and thence to the dock, itself. Change of scene shows Secretary Davis and Governor Farrington, with many other dinner guests at a traditional Hawaiian Luau meal with many foods. There Secretary Davis is also seen delivering remarks to the gathering.

Date: 1928, August 18
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022673
Gun camera footage from 19th Fighter Squadron of 318th Fighter group attacks on targets at Tarumizu in Kyushu Japan

Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group Aircraft commanded by a Lieutenant Hill, strafing target buildings and ships in area of harbor at Tarumizu in Kyushu Japan. Fire and explosions on bay area of the Island. Heavy smoke rises. Aircraft strafes over open field areas and factories, and then strikes ships in harbor. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, August 5
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023196
B-29 Superfortresses of the 314th Bomb Wing at North Field Guam, during World War II.

U.S. B-29s of the 314th Bomb Wing parked and taxiing at North Field, Guam, Marianas Islands during World War 2. Among those seen are two displaying tail code, Square M, of the 19th Bomb Group; one without tail code, displaying tail number: 42-93967, of the 19th Bomb Group ("City of Lansford"); and five displaying Square P tail code, of the 39th Bomb Group. One of the parked B-29s displays tail code Square K and, on its forward fuselage, what looks like the logo of the "City of San Francisco" (K-29) of the 330th Bomb Group.

Date: 1945, July 9
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023211
Aerial view of major U.S. airbase in the Pacific during World War II. B-25 on final approach for landing.

Aerial views of a sprawling U.S. Army Air Forces base in the Pacific Theater in World War 2. Various air strips and buildings. View of warships in the adjacent harbor. Vehicles drive on various roads on the ground. A B-25 Mitchell bomber with gear down on final approach to the airfield. Aerial views of the island and base.

Date: 1945, July 10
Duration: 2 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023225
British aircraft sink the German Kriegsmarine battleship Tirpitz off the coast of Tromso, Norway.

Activity in European Theater of Operations during World War 2. Animated map shows Tromso, Norway. Views of British Royal Air Force attempts to sink the German Kriegsmarine battleship Tirpitz in October 1944. Shows extensive smoke cover that hides the battleship Tirpitz, preventing attack. A second attempt failed on 29 October, 1944, as smokescreen and weather clouds prevented clear bombing. During that attempt, the Tirpitz is seen firing her 15 inch guns at incoming British aircraft, while she is moored off Hakoya Island outside Tromso. She was damaged by one bomb during that attack. Later, on November 12, 1944, aerial views show British aircraft of No. 617 Squadron ("Dambusters") and No. 9 Squadron RAF bombing the Tirpitz, having caught her by surprise and without smoke screen. German Battleship Tirpitz bombed by multiple 6-ton "earthquake" bombs (or seismic bombs) dropped by British Lancaster bombers. The Tirpitz is seen as it rolls over before sinking at Tromso, Norway.

Date: 1944, November 12
Duration: 3 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023523