GENERAL MARSHALL IS SWORN IN AS THE NEW SECY OF STATE Part 1

Description

Summary: George C Marshall being administered the oath by Chief Justice Fred M Vinson. President Harry S Truman and members of the Cabinet look on. Pres Truman congratulating Mr Marshall. Mr Marshall being congratulated by former Secy James F Byrnes; Pres Truman looks on. Marshall entering State Dept Building. COMPOSITE:(Push Pull Track) Secy Marshall making a short speech about the responsibility he feels for his new post. WOMAN SUFFRAGE: FAMOUS WOMEN: OLD NEW YORK 1900's : (NO CAPTIONS). Suffragettes, attired in prison garb getting off the train "Prison Special". The Suffragettes parading on railroad siding. (1900's) Six pickets at White House entrance during Wilson administration. In New York, women for the first time await their turn on line to vote. Mr and Mrs Alfred E Smith entering and leaving polling place. Eleanor Holm at finish of swimming race and then making a short speech on how happy she is to win the championship. Amelia Earhart acclaimed in England after her famous flight. Martin and Osa Johnson pose with two boys on return from Africa. Clare Booth Luce addressing group in Washington office. Workers coming out of factory entrance. Scenes on 42nd Street, East of 5th Avenue, in the early 1900's. Scenes in Union Square, early 1900's. NOTE:Holm, Earhart and Johnson scenes in sound; remainder, silent.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities