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A parade down Fremont Street in Las Vegas Nevada for the crew of the Memphis Belle.

A parade held on the streets of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The parade held for the crew of the B-17 "Memphis Belle." Men on horses. A man riding a horse holds a U.S. flag. The crew rides in a jeep in the parade. Landmark buildings in Las Vegas before the "glitter gulch" days are seen, including Bank of Nevada; the Jack Pot Casino with a small amount of neon lighting; the Boulder Club with somewhat more neon lighting; the Apache Lounge, Cafe, and Hotel with its art deco signage at the Corner of Fremont and Second, and the El Portal Theatre at 310 Fremont Street which was the city's first movie theater; a directional arrow sign for the Hotel Sal Sagev (Las Vegas spelled backwards). After the parade on Fremont Street, the crew moves on to Las Vegas Army Airfield (today it is Nellis Air Force Base). They gather on a raised speaker's stand near the nose of the B-17 Memphis Belle. Troops assembled on the airfield, B-17, and crew of the Memphis Belle. The crew is introduced and the Memphis Belle crew members address the gathered soldiers. A United States Army Air Force band plays. A crowd around the Memphis Belle after the ceremonies. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, October
Duration: 3 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046288
POV Memphis Belle landing at airport during its victory tour.

Obscured POV view through the lower canopy of the Memphis Belle as it flies over an airport after takeoff. POV through forward canopy of the Memphis Belle B-17 as it taxis towards a waiting crowd and podium during its USA tour. POV large group of civilians seen through gun canopy and side window. People see beyond gun sight of B-17 Memphis Belle.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078324
President Roosevelt inspects Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Chickamauga Dam in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Presidential motorcade moves past a large crowd. A number of people gathers at the Chickamauga Dam as President Franklin D Roosevelt arrives for inspecting the dam.

Date: 1938, November 23
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049470
Twenty millionth Ford automobile parade pass on road as a crowd gather around the car in Tennessee.

Twenty millionth car manufactured by Ford in Tennessee. The band and a crowd around a monument in Lebanon, Tennessee. Police escort the twenty millionth Ford, a black Town Sedan, during a parade. An elderly man in uniform and others in front of the twenty millionth Ford. A group pose in front of the twenty millionth Ford at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Men in front of the car, one of them signs the logbook at Franklin, Tennessee. Spectators watch the motorcade and band pass by at Columbia, Tennessee. A sign over an old car at the roadside reads 'Welcome 20,000,000 Ford my number is 602765, I was born in 1913'. The band play in front of the Ford car. The drum major twirls the baton.

Date: 1931, June 25
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071223
Lt. Gen. Jacob Devers and Maj.Gen. Ira Eaker escort British civilian official in visit to an airfield in England.

U.S. Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe, and Major General Ira Eaker, Commander of the U.S. 8th Air Force, escort a British official visiting an air base in the UK. The official speaks momentarily with U.S. ground crewman. Then a U.S. Lieutenant Colonel escorts him in a walk around a B-17, named "Delta Rebel" while the Generals and others stand nearby.(Captain Robert K Morgan, Pilot of the "Memphis Belle" is a member of the visiting party.) The British Official has an extended dialog with escorting officer. All members of the visiting party begin climbing aboard a C-45 aircraft. Change of scene show the party walking from the C-45 past an honor guard. General Devers greets several Air Corps officers standing in a line. He is followed by the British official, with his Lt. Col. escort. Generals Devers and Eaker speak with the Lt. Col. escort and then General Eaker walks with the official to a waiting car (appears to be a 1938 Packard sedan). The official enters the car and drives away, followed by American staff car and another vehicle.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061349
U.S.Generals Devers and Eaker escort British official meeting air crews of U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses in England.

Lieutenant General Jacob Devers, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe and Major General Ira Eaker, Commander of U.S. 8th Air Force accompany a British civilian official who meets and talks with crews of B-17 bombers. (U.S.Captain Robert K. Morgan, pilot of the "Memphis Belle" is seen with the visiting party.) General Devers and the British official talk to each other. Air and ground crew of the B-17 "Delta Rebel" are inspected. A British lady is seen speaking with a B-17 crew member. (A 1938 Packard automobile is seen parked near the B-17s.) A C-45 Expeditor aircraft taxis on the airfield. Officers around the airplane.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675061350