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Na tional Archives of the United States
Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel
(RECORD GROUP 24)
1798-1991
(bulk 1798-1956)
24.10 MOTION PICTURES (GENERAL)
1917-27
World War I naval operations and activities, including anti- submarine
patrols, minelaying, convoy and escort duty, submarine maneuvers, and
training; ship launching and maintenance; torpedo production and firing;
Liberty Loan promotions and patriotic celebrations; Armistice celebrations;
captured German equipment; U.S. and foreign political and military leaders;
foreign naval vessels; President Woodrow Wilson’s second inauguration; the
airship Los Angeles (ZRS-3) over New York; and lighter-than-air craft
rescuing fishermen, 1917-18 (44 reels). Naval activities after World War I,
including aerial mapping techniques, rescue of Armenian refugees from
Turkey, evacuation of personnel from grounded and burning ships, escort
duty, and training, 1918-27 (57 reels).