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General Alexander Vandegrift, Commander, 1st Marine Division, praises all services for the victory at Guadalcanal, in WW II.

Major General Vandegrift, Commander of the First Marine Division, praises members of all services, including civilians, for their contributions to victory during the battle of Guadalcanal. He remarks that American civilian workers, Army, Marines and Navy exhibited loyalty and sacrifice for their country and the victory was a result of team work. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044990
African American business interests in transportation. Bus line and air charter service.

A bus of the Bison bus lines, in Washington, DC, passes on the street. African American owner, John Nipson, poses in uniform. African American drivers for the company pose. Several chartered buses of the Bison Line drive on a street in Washington DC. Their destination signs read "Blossom Special." Merrill C. Meigs Field in Chicago, Illinois. African American pilot and two businessman passengers climb aboard a light airplane of the Lake Air Service. The passenger airplane taxis to a runway and takes off. African American, William Barnett, owner of Lake Air service, is seen, with one of his employees.

Date: 1955
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045070
Boeing workers celebrate; Nation's Capitol, Times Square and Statue of Liberty lighted to celebrate victory of Allies in Europe (VE Day) in World War 2

Americans celebrate the news of victory over Germany and prepare for continued war against Japan in World War II. Happy Boeing employees celebrate news of victory over Germany in Seattle, Washington. Hundreds of Boeing workers wheel out a giant B-29 bomber from an aircraft production hangar with a large sign "On To Tokyo" draped on its side. The Boeing workers stand in a group and wave and cheer. One worker is even seated atop the highest gun turret on the aircraft during the celebration. The shining dome of the U.S. Capitol building is once again lit up for the first time following a period of darkness during nightly brownout procedures in Washington DC. Also the neon lights in Times Square in New York City are turned on again with the lifting of night darkness regulations, many signs of theaters, shops and businesses are seen lit up again. New York residents and some uniformed US Navy sailors are seen celebrating in the streets of New York on V-E day (Victory in Europe). A US Navy sailor with a pretend Hitler mustache is hoisted in the air. The torch and full structure of the Statue of Liberty is lighted again in New York for the first time, following a long period of darkness.

Date: 1945, May 10
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045095
Formal New Year's celebration in Havana, Cuba. Cuban dancers entertain the guests.

Formal New Year's celebration at a hotel in Havana Cuba, 1937. Guests are entertained by a pair of Cuban dancers.

Date: 1937, January 1
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045117
Clowns, artists perform various acts in Mummers parade in Philadelphia

Mummers parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The parade passes through streets of a city, primarily along Broad Street. A group of clowns appear on the street. They walk holding a banner reading: "Phila French Clowns". Artists perform an act on the street. Sidewalks are lined with spectators. Marchers in fancy costumes and decorative floats in the parade.

Date: 1937, January 1
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045122
French Prime Minister Rene Pleven arrives and is greeted by Harry S. Truman in New York.

French Prime Minister Rene Pleven visits New York. Rene Pleven arrives in New York and disembarks from an aircraft. He is greeted by U.S. President Harry S. Truman in Washington DC, with whom he will conduct talks on Atlantic Pact measures.

Date: 1951, January 30
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045380