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Video Parts (4 across 2 reels)

This clip is Reel 1, Part 1 of a 4-part film.

MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1917-1930 Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

Reel 1, U.S. troops debark at Manila; fishing boats dock in the harbor; children attend school and make rope; women weave hats; coconuts and sugar cane are harvested; troops drill at Camp John Hay; Igorots dance; Ateneo cadets drill. Reel 2, the Pacific fleet lies in Manila Bay. Gov. Gen. Stimson and Gen. MacArthur review a military parade. The 23rd Wagon Co. (Philippine Scouts) loads mules into boxcars; 45th Inf. (P.S.) troops detrain. The 45th Inf., 24th F.A., and 26th Cavalry make a forced march. The 45th and 57th Infs. (P.S.) parade at Camp John Hay in 1929.

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Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Historical Films

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Date
1936-01-01
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TRT
3:22