Armistice Celebrations in Washington, D.C., New York, Paris, and London, 1918

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Channel: US National Archives · 2014 · Education

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Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) (Most Recent)

Series : Historical Films, compiled ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

Production Date: 1936

Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1130
Use Restriction(s): Undetermined
Sound Type: Silent

Scope & Content: Reel 1, Pres. Wilson leaves the White House and rides down Pa. Ave. Shows parade units and crowds in Washington, D. C. The Kaiser is hanged in effigy in New York City. Brit. Gen. Haig, Fr. Gen. Petain, Ital. Gen. Diaz, and King Mbert of Belgium review troops outside Paris. Pres. Wilson reads a Washington newspaper. Reel 2, crowds congregate in Paris streets, examine captured guns, wave French flags, and read posters. King George and Queen Mary visit U.S. wounded in London, feed patients, and greet convalescents.

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: [email protected]

National Archives Identifier: 24634
Local Identifier: 111-H-1130

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24634

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