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Motion Picture MP2006-43

Washington, D. C. – Norfolk, VA – Miscellaneous Navy

Administrative Information

Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
845 feet
Running Time
23 minutes 22 seconds
Film Gauge
8mm
Sound
silent
Color
Color
Produced by
Unknown
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Description

Scenes of Washington, D. C.; Harry S. Truman, aboard an unidentified ship, speaking to naval men, then watching rowing teams compete. 

Date(s)
1947 - 1948
Available Format(s)
Video Tape

SD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are available for $20, and HD-quality copies of already digitized motion pictures are $50. Copies of motion pictures not already digitized will incur additional costs.

This item does not circulate but reproductions may be purchased.

To request a copy of this item, please contact truman.reference@nara.gov​​​​​​​

Please note that this video belongs to a different video collection than the items available to be borrowed by teachers, from our Education Department.

Moving Image Type
Motion Picture

Shot List

  • Reel 1
     
00:15   The Washington Monument and the Capitol building are seen.
00:33   A squirrel is shown scampering about.
00:45   The Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument are both seen.
01:13   The squirrel runs around on a tree. A pigeon is seen, then the squirrel eats out of a person’s hand.
02:20   Washington DC is seen from the sky, specifically including the White House, Capitol building, and a church.
04:04   After watching several cars driving, we see some men on a dock pulling something that appears rather large.
04:20   A young man walks by and speaks with the cameraman. Men on the ships begin throwing snowballs at one another.
05:07   A yacht is seen at dock, then a plane flies overhead and lands in the water.
06:11   Guys shovel snow on the ship’s deck.
07:00   A camera faces out the back of a boat.
07:22   A camera faces out the back of a boat with an American flag. Various ships are shown from different angles and distances. A bridge is seen.
09:42   In Washington DC, a large crowd is waiting. People walk around.
11:57   Two people are seen water skiing.
12:38   After a dock is shown, people sit on the shore and watch motor boats whiz by.
14:16   People in a boat drive around, after which, we see a sailboat and ship.
17:33   Harry Truman, aboard a ship, speaks with naval men.
18:20   Truman and company watch two rowing teams compete.
20:43   A helicopter flies over land and water, then a seaplane lands.
22:02   Many people are seen walking to and fro in the streets.