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Film tracing the growth of the United States from 1607 to World War II

Waves crashing on a rocky shore. View of Plymouth Rock, with "1620" engraved on it. Coastline with hills and sea. A forest and primitive house of sticks. A church with watch tower. Reenactment of early immigrants felling trees and busy in a 17th Century settlement in Massachusetts. View upward of tall tree. Column on a building in Virginia; portico and clock on a building in Rhode Island;and a church in Carolina.The minuteman statue in Battle Green, Lexington,Massachusetts. Image of colonist James Otis. Statue of Thomas Jefferson. Image of Thomas Paine. Statue of Patrick Henry. Reenactment of British Red Coats charging up a hill during the American revolution. John Trumbull's painting, the "Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776" in the Capitol Rotunda, Washington,DC. A copy of the document. Reenactment of General Washington's troops and snowy encampment at Valley Forge, in 1777. The colonial troops marching in the snow.Painting of George Washington praying in a glen. Painting by John Trumbull of Lord Cornwallis surrendering to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, October 17, 1781. The Constitution of the United States in the National Archives, Washington, DC. Liberty bell swinging. Early American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes. Animated map showing the original 13 States. Reenactment of early settlers, in wagon trains, pushing Westward from the original colonies. New States being added to the animated map, until all 48 continental American States are filled in. An American flag displaying 48 States.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046103
Britain's Queen Elizabeth along with Prince Philip on their first State visit to the United States.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth along with Prince Philip arrives in Williamsburg, Virginia, for a ceremony to mark the 350th Anniversary of the first British settlement in the New World. Queen Elizabeth is escorted by the Governor of Virginia, Thomas Bahnson Stanley. She addresses the United States people. Queen Elizabeth takes a look at copy of the Magna Carta and signs the guest register. United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower welcomes the Royal couple in Washington D.C. Photographers take pictures. The honor guard stands with rifles in hand. Mamie Doud Eisenhower welcomes Queen Elizabeth at the White House.

Date: 1957, October 16
Duration: 3 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063705
World War 2 commuters in Washington DC; views of new Pentagon War Department Building and DC security personnel

A documentary depicts activities of U.S. Department of War workers in the United States during World War 2. Scenes of various 1940's clocks on bedside tables. War department workers wake up with the alarms. They get ready for work. Cars passing on the streets of Washington DC. Buildings along the sides of the street. People lined up waiting for public conveyance. A bus arrives. Bus and car traffic on the "Highway Bridge" over the Potomac River toward Arlington Virginia. (The Highway Bridge, a swing-span through-truss bridge, was part of the 14th Street Bridge complex over the years. It was eventually replaced by the George Mason Memorial Bridge, and in 1967 the Highway Bridge was removed and taken to the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren Virginia, to be used for bombing practice). View of the newly built Pentagon War Department building in Arlington Virginia, and views of large parking lots at the Pentagon filled with cars. Workers walking inside the Pentagon building corridors. A line of women seated and working at telephone switchboards in the Pentagon, and consulting an updated telephone directory. A sign at the door of a room reads 'Security Office, Identification Section'. A woman goes inside. Woman named 'Phyllis Hood' gets her identification card and finger prints for her identification in the office. She is seen taking an oath. Hood working at her desk. She files statistical reports. Exteriors of various Washington DC buildings being guarded by United States Army personnel for the Military District of Washington during World War II. A covered anti-aircraft gun installation in Washington DC is shown opening as US Army soldiers take up positions to use the artillery during practice drills. A guard standing outside the White House building.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076684
Travelogue of northeast and mid Atlantic regions of United States in the mid 1980s.

Presents travelogue of regions of United States. Pictures show sites located in New York, New England and Mid Atlantic States. In Manhattan, views of Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, aerial views of New York City skyscrapers, plane flying in sky over Manhattan skyline, including view of Twin Towers of World Trade Center. Monuments, shopping areas, Carnegie Hall, pedestrians in New York City. A door man closing a door on a taxi cab. A trainer teaches aerobics dance class to students in typical 1980s exercise fashions. Times Square and clubs and theaters of Broadway at night with lighted neon signs. Elevated view of Lincoln Center main plaza at night. A man and woman at a restaurant toast and clink glasses of wine. Night time aerials of skyscrapers in New York City including Empire State Building with colored lights at top. View of Niagara Falls. Yacht at river in Boston. Buildings in the background. People in boats and outside cafe. Downtown Boston landmarks and buildings. Fishing boats providing Lobster. Horse-drawn carriage, beaches, casinos and State House in Pennsylvania. Amish carriage pulled by a horse on roads in Pennsylvania. View of Atlantic City beach and casinos and hotels. Monuments in Washington DC including White House, Washington Monument, Statue of LIncoln in Lincoln Memorial, U.S. Capitol building viewed from grounds of Washington Monument. View of fossils inside Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Spirit of '76 and space vehicles seen in Air and Space Museum. Planes on tarmac at Washington National Airport with Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument in background. Travelers at airport rental car counters for Hertz and National. Small hotel or Inn in Virginia. Virginia countryside and view of Monticello. People in historic costume on horses, with carriages, and on foot in Colonial Williamsburg.

Date: 1986
Duration: 4 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039833
CAP cadets visit St. John's Church and the State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia.

International exchange of CAP (Civil Air Patrol) cadets in Richmond, Virginia. An old man briefs CAP cadets at St. Johns Church. A stained-glass window with an inscription that reads ' St. John's 1741'. The cadets look at the exteriors of the church. They look at the Virginia State Capitol (1000 Bank St, Richmond, VA 23218, United States). They move down the stairs with the Capitol in the background. The cadets look at the equestrian statue of George Washington in the George Washington Monument (Capitol Square, Richmond, VA 23219, United States).

Date: 1953, July 27
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042544
United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visits forest camp in Virginia

United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visits a forest camp in Virginia. President Roosevelt with his team arrives in cars at Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. President Roosevelt seated at head of the table enjoys lunch outdoors. A waiter serves the president with lunch. The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) boys stand behind him, as President Roosevelt gives a brief speech. The CCC boys cheer and applaud. (Great Depression period)

Date: 1930
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022613