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Historic Military Events

A collection of historical military parades, speeches, and ceremonies featuring large crowds, significant military presence, and solemn occasions from the early to mid-20th century.

1941 - In this documentary directed by Frank Capra, the US Navy offers aid to allied countries occupied by the Axis, and German submarines sink many of their ships (narrated by Walter Huston in 1945)."

Sanford Dole is sworn in as President of the Republic of Hawaii, July 4, 1894. When his government secured Hawaii's annexation by the United States, he became 1st Territorial Governor of Hawaii on June 14, 1900. The American Flag displays signal their hope for US annexation (BSLOC_2017_20_64)

Vintage Photograph. Youth political seminar shown at Capitol in Washington DC.

President McKinley and Admiral Dewey Reviewing the Soldiers and Sailors from the U.S. Capitol Steps, Washington DC, USA, Stereo Card, Underwood & Underwood, 1899

Photograph of Funeral of Admiral Russell R. Waesche.

A color guard prepares to present the colors during the decommissioning of the destroyer USS MORTON (DD 948). Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of Baron von Richthofen and Baron von Huenefeld. Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Dedication of gym , Dedications, Military personnel, Gymnasiums. Photographs of the First Naval District

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DN-SN-87-11143. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Lying in state at the United States Capitol, departure of Kennedy family. The late President John F. Kennedy lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building. President Lyndon B. Johnson stands at the foot of President Kennedy's flag-draped casket; mourners line the wall. Washington, D.C.

An Officer Of The Raf Presents His Former Base, Station 150, To An Officer Of The Usaf As A Member Of The 386Th Bomb Group Stands By To Raise The Stars & Stripes On 26 August 1943. Boxted Field, Essex, England.

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Floral ship in memory of MAINE victims, Brooklyn Navy Yard

President Dwight D Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M Nixon (center left and right) smile as they view a balloon emblazoned with "Ike" float by the reviewing stand during the Eisenhower Inaugural Parade, Washington, DC, 01/21/1957. (Photo by Warren K Leffler/GG Vintage Images)

DN-SN-89-08977. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The color guard of the 369th Infantry Regiment parades up Fifth Avenue in New York City on Feb. 17, 1919 during a parade held to welcome the New York National Guard unit home. More than 2,000 Soldiers took part in the parade up Fifth Avenue. The Soldiers marched seven miles from downtown Manhattan to Harlem. ( National Archives)

Ceremonies Anniversaires Debarquement Sud France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Italian general Lazzaro Maurizio De Castiglione escorting U.S. general and commander of NATO Allied Forces Dwight David Eisenhower visiting the Italian armed forces. Udine, 1951

Flag-Raising of the second flag at Iwo Jima, is a frame taken from US Marine Corps Motion Picture Photographer Bill Genaust's film of the event atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Opening Liberation Museum in Nijmegen and commemoration of operation Market Garden; American veterans welcomed. September 17, 1984. Nijmegen

Joan B. Clark, sponsor, christens the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine HONOLULU (SSN 718) during the ship's launching ceremony. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Papuas demonstrate in The Hague, Papuas fight with each other. August 23, 1965. The Hague, South Holland

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Safety repayment I RS bumpers. The palace (house) of Landvoogd H.J. Van Mook to the Koningsplein-Noord in Batavia. November 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

African-Americans, protest the lynching of four African-Americans in Georgia in Washington, D.C. Among them are several World War 2 veterans. One of the lynching victims was George Dorsey, a veteran of the Pacific War. July 1946. (BSLOC_2014_13_110)

Funeral procession with flag-draped casket of U.S. President John F. Kennedy departing the White House for the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Washington, D.C., USA, Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, November 25, 1963

Funeral of Merchant Seaman, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Jack Delano, U.S. Office of War Information, June 1943

The USS Alabama's (BB-60) commissioning ceremony was held Aug. 16, 1942. Capt. George Wilson, Commanding Officer for the Alabama, provided the address and many were in attendance.

DN-SN-85-06254. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Catholic school children display for Cardinal Spellman... at Sydney Showground.Above a dais draped with the flags of England.. Australia and the USA a representative of the GOC Eastern Command takes the salute as Catholic School Cadets march past.. Oh his left is Cardinal Spellman and on his right is Cardinal Gilroy.. Next to Gilroy is the Apostolic Delegate Panico and on extreme right is Bishop Grimshaw. April 29, 1948. (Photo by C.T. Halmarick).

New SHAPE Headquarters in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Departure from the White House and Procession to the United States Capitol. President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson arrive at the White House for the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy from the White House to the Capitol Building. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, stands at far right. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Vintage Photograph. Lockheed Ski-130 Hercules sitting beside US Flag at South Pole.

Sergeant Kelly Ceremony. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Primera celebración del 11 de septiembre después de la Guerra Civil en Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, bajo la consigna de Llibertat, amnistia i estatut d´autonomia. Unas 80.000 personas participaron en esta primera Diada convocada por El Consell de Forces Politiqyes y la Asamblea de Catalunya 11 de setembre del 1976.

U.S. Ordnance Department Ceremony , Ordnance industry, Rites & ceremonies, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

President Woodrow Wilson reviewing the United States Calvary charge in front of the Washington Monument circa 1913.

Colony, flag-raising, turin, piemonte, italy 1930.

Men unloading helmets for victory loan ca. between 1918 and 1920.

Netherlands Flags - Flags. November 02, 1942.

Soldiers from the First Regiment Infantry, Illinois N.G., are seen leaving the armory in Chicago in 1917. The photograph was taken in May 1918 as part of the Inter. Film Ser. Chicago. The image encourages enlistment with the note "Enlist here." The dog in the photograph is used for official purposes.

Opening Prayer by Dr. Butler with President McKinley and Admiral Dewey, Sword Presentation Ceremony, U.S. Capitol Steps, Washington DC, USA, Stereo Card, Underwood & Underwood, 1899

United States Air Force F-80 Jet fighter airplanes, operating with the United Nations Unified Command against the Chinese and North Korean Communists in Korea, fly over the flags of the United Nations and the United States as they return to their base in the Republic of Korea after a strafing and bombing; mission against the Communist aggressors. May 14, 1951. (Photo by United States Information Services).

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Departure from the White House and Procession to the United States Capitol. Honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy up the steps of the Capitol Building, following a funeral procession from the White House. Jacqueline Kennedy walks up the steps with her children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Walking behind Mrs. Kennedy are members of the Kennedy family, officials, and dignitaries. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Washington, D.C.

Photograph of Coast Guardsman Frank L. Cuenca Beside American Flag. Old Glory Snaps Again in the Philippine Breeze. Coast Guardsman Frank L. Cuenca, one of the first to hit the beach of Leyte Island, finds inspiration in the Stars and Stripes unfurled in the Philippine breezes from a palm tree. Filipinos rejoiced to see the American Flag again after nearly three years under the Rising Sun. Coast Guardsman Cuenca, Yeoman second class, was a member of a beach party from a Coast Guard-manned LST. His home is in San Francisco, Calif.

Even Japan Protects At Critical Times - As a special protection for critical times a new police force was established in Tokyo, showing our image at the moment of inspection by the police chief. January 15, 1934.

Paris (7th arr.), France The funeral of the United States Ambassador Myron Herrick, decoration of the entrance to the American church quai d 'Orsay , (French - Paris ( VIIe arr. ) , France Les funérailles de l' ambassadeur des États-Unis Myron Herrick , décoration de l' entrée de l' église américaine quai d' Orsay). Church, funeral, personality funeral, military uniform, Christianity, carpet , hanging, diplomacy, American intervention, flag, religious architecture, army army, Society, personality, clothing, religion, international relations, First World War, Habitat , Architecture, France, Paris, funeral of Mr Myron Herrick - Star flag in front of the cathedral

Franklin's 250th Anniversary Celebrations in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

American regulation colors. May 14, 1918. (Photo by Committee on Public Information).

The Storming of the Winter Palace was a 1920 mass re-enactment, based on events in Petrograd (St Petersburg), during the 1917 October Revolution. Taking place on the third anniversary of the revolution, it was directed by Nikolai Evreinov and was subtitled a "mass action." The sets were designed by Yuri Annenkov. The spectacle was staged outside the former Tsarist Winter Palace where the Provisional Government was meeting at the time of the Bolshevik revolution.

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Procession to St. Matthew's Cathedral. Mourners and members of the color guard line the North Lawn driveway of the White House for the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Washington, D.C.

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Departure from the White House and Procession to the United States Capitol. Honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy toward the steps of the Capitol Building, following a funeral procession from the White House. Jacqueline Kennedy stands at right with her children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Standing behind Mrs. Kennedy: President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Steve Smith; Jean Kennedy Smith; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Peter Lawford; and White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Washington,

Raising the Flag of Victory on Iwo Jima. Original caption: They raised the FLAG OF VICTORY on Mt. Suribachi, IWO JIMA, Japan. State: Japan.

Passing in review, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Raising the United States Flag after the Surrender of Japanese Forces in Southern Korea, September 1945. during surrender ceremonies at Seoul, Korea, 9 September 1945.

Recovering U.S. Soldiers taken to see sights, Marble Arch, London, England, UK, American National Red Cross Photograph Collection, between 1917 and 1919

In a symbolic ceremony, soldiers of Catholic faith pay tribute to missing and dead airmen in Catholic worship services conducted by Chaplain Patrick J. MacDwyer of Ill-50 117th St., Ozone Park, L.I., N.Y.: in a Nissen hut chapel at a Consolidated

Germany, Berlin, 09.01.1993, unveiling of a memorial plaque at the former and future location of the Embassy of the United States at Pariser Platz in Berlin-Mitte, US Honor Guard

Visit of members of the New York Savings Banks Association, 9:20AM. President John F. Kennedy (seen from above, at left behind microphones) delivers remarks during a visit with members of the Savings Banks Association of New York State and their wives, following the groups tour of the White House. President of the Association, Alfred S. Mills (second from left), stands behind President Kennedy; others are unidentified. An unidentified White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer works with audio recording equipment in the foreground at right; White House photographer for the Associated Press (AP), John Rous, takes photos at bottom right; Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig (very back, first from right), stands in the background. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Address at the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Independence of Venezuela, 11:10AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers address at the wreath-laying ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the independence of Venezuela. (L-R) Unidentified band; President Kennedy; Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States JoséAntonio Mayobre; unidentified man; Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Simon Bolivar Monument, Washington, D.C.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery circa 1931.

Gen. MacArthur , Armories, Military parades & ceremonies, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Nassau County fire fighters honor guard

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Lying in repose in the East Room of the White House. The late President John F. Kennedy lies in repose in the East Room of the White House; President Kennedy's flag-draped casket sits at center left. Members of the honor guard stand watch. Washington, D.C.

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Admiral Dewey thanking the people for the sword, Washington, D.C. | Library of Congress

Trip to Boston: President Kennedys Address at Boston College Centennial Ceremonies. Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston; Governor Endicott Peabody of Massachusetts; Nathan M. Pusey, President of Harvard University; Edward M. Kennedy (EMK). President John F. Kennedy takes part in the processional walk from Roberts Center to Alumni Field at Boston College, prior to a convocation ceremony commemorating the school's centennial anniversary. Walking (L-R): British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson; President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); chief of the Boston office of the United States Secret Service, Frank V. McDermott (head turned); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Floyd B

Military procession , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military parades & ceremonies, Military officers, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Tourists walking near a war memorial, US Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA

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