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Patriotic parade floats during the 1940 Portland Rose Festival

The city of Portland holds the annual Portland Rose Festival with a patriotic flair in June 1940. Two United States flags are hanging from a building. The parade route is marked by banners that read "For You A Rose In Portland Grows." Parade floats made of roses in the 1940 Grand Floral Parade. Portland Rose Festival girls on a “Constitution” float wave at crowds as their float round the corner in front of the New Heathman Hotel (now the Heathman Hotel) at 712 SW Salmon Street. Two men dressed as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln sit on the “Portland Dist. No. 2 Mantle Club” "America First" float, which features an Eagle on its front. Portland Rose Festival “queens” and “princesses” on a “Peacock” themed float wave at crowds. Boy scouts flank the “Peacock” float as passes the Alisky Building and the Harry Semler Dentist and Optical offices. A “Treasure Island Exposition 1940” float. Women and a man on the “Portland Realtors” float, traveling down SW Morrison St. The Portland Hotel is seen in the background at the corner of SW 6th Ave. and SW Morrison St. A “Pasadena” float with an effigy of the bald eagle and the United States flag made of roses is flanked by marching boy scouts.

Date: 1940, June 12
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079264
King of Jordan Hussein bin Talal received by President of China Chiang Kai Shek in Taiwan.

King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan visits Taipei, Taiwan (also known as Formosa). King Hussein disembarks from a Pan American Airways (PAA) plane at Taipei Songshan Airport (No. 340-9, DunHua N Rd, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10548). President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai Shek receives him. They shake hands and go on the carpet. They mount on a platform. Soldiers stand with flags in their hands on the sides of platform. King Hussein and Chiang Kai Shek salute. Crowd on road in Taipei. Policemen force crowd to stop. Cars are escorted by bikers. People stand beside the road.

Date: 1959, March 12
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026455
The nine-planes of Thunder Tiger team in diamond formation over a building in Taiwan.

Nine F-84G planes in Taiwan. The Chinese Nationalist acrobatic team, the Thunder Tigers, taxies. The Thunder Tiger F-84G's takes off at Taiwan. Two sets of four and a single F-84G with a T-33 camera plane trail. The nine-planes of Thunder Tiger team in diamond formation over a building. Thunder Tiger F-84G's flies over. Thunder Tigers in a tight right echelon formation, peel off separately. Thunder Tigers in diamond formation. Thunder Tigers in diamond formation to the right and climb.

Date: 1958, November 11
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035625
A Taiwanese child reads from the book and sugarcane fields as seen from fast moving train window in Taiwan.

A train passes a railroad station in Taiwan. A child's Japanese book. A Taiwanese child reads from the book in Japanese. The Hokuho shrine. A Buddhist temple in the northern sector. A sign board. The structures on top of a shrine. People visit the shrine. A Monument in northern Taiwan. A train moves past behind the monument. The train crosses a railroad bridge. Sugarcane fields as seen from fast moving train window. A factory. The railway tracks. Animated map of the route of the train.

Date: 1950
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675069930
U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers take off from USS Essex (CV-9) and fly over Eiko airstrip, Taiwan during World War II.

Planes from USS Essex (CV-9) strike Eiko airstrip, Taiwan during World War II. U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers in flight over Eiko airstrip in Taiwan. TBFs in flight over water. U.S. carriers underway at sea. Airman opens canopy of TBF parked on flight deck of carrier.

Date: 1945, January 4
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074359
U.S. Navy TBF Avenger bombers bomb grounded Japanese planes at Eiko airstrip, Taiwan during World War II.

Planes from USS Essex (CV-9) strike Eiko airstrip, Taiwan during World War II. Aerial views of mountain range in Taiwan. U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers in flight over mountains. Bombs burst on grounded planes at Eiko airstrip. Smoke billows up due to explosions.

Date: 1945, January 4
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074360