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OPERATION INLAND SEA Opening of St. Lawrence Seaway Part 2

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1) MS Canadian motorcade leading the official sedan to the ceremonial area; huge crowd in far BG; Canadian and American flags flying from pole. G2) MCU PAN MRS. EISENHOWER and PRINCE PHILIP in rear of cadillac as it passes reviewing stand.3) MCU PAN PRES. EISENHOWER and QUEEN ELIZABETH sitting in the rear of a large cadillac. GtoP4) HA LS The ceremonial area. G5) HA MS MRS. EISENHOWER and PRINCE PHILIP wave to crowd from rear of sedan. G6) HA MS PAN: The President and the Queen riding in rear of sedan; Canadian motorcycles follow. G7) HA MS The sedan arrives at the reviewing stand; Canadian mounted police nearby; USN officer steps from the front of the sedan; The Queen and the President step from the sedan and are greeted by the VIP"s. G8) LA MLS QUEEN ELIZABETH delivers a speech from the reviewing stand.9) LA MLS Same; British and American press are nearby. G10) LA MS PRES. EISENHOWER speaking from the stand.11) MLS Same (different angles). G12) MS EISENHOWER and THE QUEEN speaking to one another on the stand; PRINCE PHILIP is off to the side; all other VIP"s are standing. G13) MS EISENHOWER, THE QUEEN, PRINCE PHILIP are sitting in front seats of the reviewing stand. G14) MS EISENHOWER leading the Queen down the steps and to the sedan; the Queen gets in the sedan and Royal Mounted policeman closes the door; EISENHOWER walks to his car. G15) MLS The official British yacht, Britannia" underway in the seaway. G16) CU PRINCE PHILIP and the QUEEN, forward of the bridge section, wave to the crowd; British flags fall on parachutes from the sky; the "chutes are fired from rockets.17) LS The British flags floating to the earth. G18) LA CU Ship"s plaque. G19) CU The official British yacht in the seaway (SV). GtoF20) HA MS Crew is at quarters on the USS FORREST SHERMAN (DD-931); several men man the rail. G21) MS Men manning the rail on the FORREST SHERMAN; the "Britannica" in BG. G22) MS The Britannica in the seaway.23) MS The official gates at the seaway.24) HA MS GirlS" choir singing during the official ceremony. GtoF25) HA MS MRS. EISENHOWER gets into rear of the sedan; QUEEN ELIZABETH is led to second sedan by the President; large crowd nearby.26) HA MCU PRINCE PHILIP and MRS. EISENHOWER riding away in the sedan. G27) HA MS PRES. EISENHOWER and QUEEN ELIZABETH riding by in the sedan. G28) HA CU The yacht "Britannia" moving thru the seaway; American and British flags fly from the dock; crowds in FG wave to the ship. G29) HA MS The ceremonial stand; all the VIP"s are on the stand. G30) HA MLS QUEEN ELIZABETH delivers speech from the stand; Canadian police and also mounted police in FG. G31) HA MS PAN, the large ceremonial area; large battery of camera men. GtoF32) HA MLS PRES. EISENHOWER standing before the mikes on the stand. G

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Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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Date
1959-01-01
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