| White House Easter Egg Rolling | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1583 |
| Catalog #: | 352538 | |
| Clip Number: | 352538-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-454-05 | |
| Timecode: | 00:17:45 - 00:18:40 | |
| Location: | Washington D.C. | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Infant (baby) / Toddler AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: School-age child FOOD: Eggs HOLIDAYS: Easter LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Eisenhower, Dwight (Ike) PERSONALITIES: Eisenhower, Mamie | |
| Description: | Dull in imagery and contrast, DOS President Eisenhower revives the old and boisterous custom of egg-rolling on the white house lawn, and over twenty thousand children, gremlins, and adults respond. President Eisenhower and his family play host to the traditional ceremony since the custom started in 1941. LS - The White House and the Easter Rolling crowd on the front lawn. MCUS - Children sitting on the lawn playing with their eggs. MCULS - The President and his family. CUS - President Eisenhower's grandchildren, Dwight David the 2nd, and Barbara Ann. CUS - Mamie Eisenhower holding her granddaughter little Susan Elaine. CUS - Young girls in their Easter Bonnets. LS - The Easter throngs on the White House lawn. MCUS - People who's taking part in the Easter Egg Rolling carry a woman on a stretcher who fainted. CUS - Dwight David the 2nd rolling an Easter egg. CUS - Children eating Easter eggs. | |
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