| Service Schools Graduations | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1660 |
| Catalog #: | 356273 | |
| Clip Number: | 356273-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 032-045-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:26:09 - 00:28:22 | |
| Location: | New York and Maryland | |
| Year Shot: | 1959 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Graduations EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Military LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Maryland LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York State MILITARY: Army, USA MILITARY: Navy, USA | |
| Description: | Service Schools Graduations Traditional commencement ceremonies at the service schools. Highlights of the colorful and stirring observances include the graduation at West Point of Peter Dawkins with outstanding academic and athletic honors, one of the United States Military Academy's most distinguished graduates ever - and at Annapolis (Naval Academy), the first midshipmen ever to be sworn in to the Army! Rows and rows of cadets. Henry Cabot Lodge (?) at podium, U.S. flag behind him. Cadets applaud (one cadet wearing glasses looks Asian). Peter Dawkins (?) receives a paper, handshakes. Other cadets receive diplomas. Hats are tossed in the air. Midshipmen applaud. Secretary of the Navy (?) shakes hands with middies and gives them diplomas. Parents applaud. One midshipman sneaks up with an "anchor" and passes it to another; man with anchor is hoisted on shoulders of classmates. Hats are thrown into air and flashbulbs pop. | |
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