SELECTED SCENES FROM "PEACETIME ACTIVITIES OF THE ARMED FORCES", CHESAPEAKE CITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA ; OPENING OF CHESAPEAKE CITY BRIDGE, MARYLAND Part 1

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Signal Corps 111 ADC 7637 ADC 7637 SOURCE: AFCF (Project 11, 054) FILM: ARCH & APC MP 805 v ea Silent SELECTED SCENES FROM "PEACETIME ACTIVITIES OF THE ARMED FORCES" Chesapeake City, Philadelphia, Pa 15 July 49 LS, stern view dredging vessel, Chester Harding. LS, another vessel, cutter dredge, in operation on the river. CU, dredge. Stern shot of dredge on vessel. "Spuds" being lowered. CU, cutter heads in operation. CU, aboard vessel, man at dredge control. HS, hopper head dredge being lowered into water. LS, water running down spillway aboard vessel. OPENING OF CHESAPEAKE CITY BRIDGE 21 Sept '49 Maryland LS, ferryboat in slip; bridge in background. LS, dredging vessel passing under bridge. Crowd of people at opening ceremony of the new bridge. Full colonel of Engineers (unidentified) speaking at microphone. Two unidentified colonels speaking. Scene, civilian cutting tape. Scenes, cars crossing the bridge. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY RG 111 ERBS/nsr Accession III-NAV-210

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities