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King Saud of Saudi Arabia lays wreath on the tomb of unknown soldier. Prince Faud Ibn Saud lays wreath on George Washington's tomb.

King Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia visits Washington DC during a royal state visit to the United States. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier monument (1 Wilson Ave, Fort Myer, VA 22211, United States) in Arlington Cemetery, is visited by His Majesty, in the rain. Soldiers hold a flag of the United States. King Saud is escorted by U.S. officials. King Saud places a wreath bearing the emblem of Saudi Arabia is placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A soldier assists the Arabian king in placing the wreath. American military buglers sound taps. Assisted by officials carrying umbrellas, Prince Faud Ibn Saud, Saudi Minister of Defense, pays tribute to President George Washington, at the George Washington Mount Vernon Memorial (3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121, United States). He lays a wreath on the tomb of the First President of the United States. Traffic on a road. A flag of Saudi Arabia on the Blair House. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives by car at the Blair House for a discussion with King Saud. The weather is cold and rainy during the royal visit.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1957, January 31
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033766
Mass arrest of hippie anti-war demonstrators during the 1971 May Day Protests in Washington DC

Hippie protesters walking through the streets of Washington, D.C. as they join the May Day Protests on early Monday morning, May 3rd, 1971 to protest the Vietnam War. A hand circles areas on a map showing the protesters’ target areas in Washington DC. View of the May Day protest manual shows Washington DC’s traffic circles and bridges for reference to protestors. Still image of United States President Richard Nixon as he says, "we’re going to see to it that the thousands of government workers, who have a right to go to work peacefully are not interfered with by those militants, those few militants, who in the name of demonstrating for peace abroad presume that they have the right to break the peace at home." View of the May 4, 1971 front page of The Washington Daily News with headline, “The Cry Today; “We Will Stay””. Traffic in Washington DC before sunrise. Seal of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police on police car door. Police officer speaks to a federal soldier, saying, "I'll start working on my men, and I'll be back very shortly." Federal troops at night in formation. Hippie demonstrators with a flag walk past a drug store at night, probably in Dupont Circle. Predawn traffic on Key Bridge at night with Marriott Key Bridge sign in background. Predawn traffic in Washington, D.C. with three motorcycle cops on standby. Soldiers on bridge, possibly the Whitehurst Freeway. Rush hour traffic on Memorial Bridge heading towards Lincoln Memorial with federal troops standing guard on bridge. Rush hour traffic over Key Bridge with Rosslyn, VA in background. Camera pans from the "Time to Save" sign on the Dupont National Bank building at 1369 Connecticut Ave. NW, to the Dupont Circle fountain. D.C. metropolitan police talk to federal troops in front of the Dupont Circle fountain. A mosaic of moving images showing demonstrations in Dupont Circle, Washington Circle, and Georgetown. Police push protestors against squad car to search and arrest them. A police officer confiscates items, such as keys, tickets, and screwdriver, from an arrested demonstrator. Arrested demonstrators raise their fists inside the police bus. Police order demonstrators to leave the area. Black police woman searches a woman hippie protester. Hippies arrested as they lean against bus with hands up. Protestor van towed away. A black policewoman conducts a search on a young woman. Demonstrators board a police bus after their arrest. Demonstrators board the back of a Hertz truck used by the police. Demonstrators detained in an emergency detention center near RFK Stadium. A radical flag flying at the detention center. A page pertaining to “Arrest and Jail” in the “May Day Tactical Manual” for participants on the 1971 May Day Protests. Police officer take photographs of arrested demonstrators standing on street with hands zip tied behind their backs. Arrested hippies smile as their pictures are taken. United States Park Police officer looks at watch while writing arrest reports. Demonstrators wave from bus as it drives away after mass arrest.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1971, May 3
Duration: 5 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078915
Eisenhower's helicopters practice landings for their mission of ferrying the President to National Airport in Washington DC.

U.S. President Eisenhower's helicopters practice for landing at White House lawns in Washington DC. U.S. President Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower's 2 new helicopters practice landings on the White House lawn. Staff members standing in lawn. Helicopters flies and lands. Washington monument in the background. The practice is conducted in preparation for their mission of ferrying the President to National Airport and evacuation in emergency.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1957, June 3
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071460
Queen Elizabeth II places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a military ceremony in Washington DC.

A military ceremony in Washington DC. Flags of various nations flutter in wind atop flagpoles. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, of the United Kingdom, seated in a car, arrive to attend a ceremony at the U.S. Army Military District of Washington. A large crowd of spectators gathered during the ceremony. Soldiers of the "Old Guard" stand in formation. Queen Elizabeth II places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1957, October 18
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073536
National commission of Fine Arts members study sites for the Equestrian statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington DC.

At time of sesquicentennial celebrations of the city of Washington DC: City development planning underway by the Planning Commission in Washington DC. Animated map of Washington DC by the National Geographic Society. Statue in a park. National Commission of Fine Arts members study sites for the Equestrian statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge. The commission members are seen walking across the Arlington Memorial Bridge from the Virginia side to the Washington DC side. View of the Lincoln Memorial and 1940s era cars in traffic circle and on Arlington Memorial Bridge. Commission members examine mock-ups of equestrian statues atop pylons at the Washington DC entrance to the bridge. (In 1951, the Arts of War Sculptures, named Sacrifice and Valor, by Leo Friedlander, were erected in those positions). National Capital Park and Planning Commission personnel are seen working at drafting tables in their offices in the Department of the Interior building. The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission members meets in the Lord Calvert Mansion in Riverdale for future planning. Exterior view of the Lord Calvert Mansion. Inside, the commission meets and a man points to and explains a chart on traffic control. The chart, dated September 1947, shows traffic flow into Washington DC during the "peak hour" of traffic, during which 58,000 automobiles pass through the area being studied. Elevated, aerial view from the U.S. Capitol Dome looking out across the city of Washington DC and on to the Potomac River and Virginia on the other side of the river.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1949
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073229
Monuments in Washington DC.

Brief shot of hands dialing a phone followed by views of United States Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States). View of the Jefferson Memorial (16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242, United States) and Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States) from a moving car. Obelisk of the Washington Monument in Washington DC. Still photographs of the Washington Monument under construction. View of the Washington Monument from different angles. The American flags flutter in front of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States). View of the White House. Cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin are also seen. From a Bell Telephone television advertisement.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1970
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023497
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