Coast Guards cruise South America, 1939 Part 3
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l) LS Looking through Panama Canal. 2) HA LS Small train near Canal. 3) LS Looking over stern of CG cutter (CAMPBELL) into Panama Canal. 4) LS Bridge and lighthouse beside Canal. 5) LS Shoreline along Canal; woods and houses in view. 6) LS Sky and cloud formations along Canal, SV. 7) LA LS Mast of CG cutter with CG end US flags flying. 8) MS (Int.) Bridge house of cutter; OOD and civilian inside. 9) CU Civilian wearing panama hat and sunglasses looking out window of bridge house. 10) LS Scenic view of shoreline along Canal 11) MS (Int.) Wheelhouse of cutter with Officer at wheel; Officer and civilians are there. 12) LS Bow of cutter as it passes freighter in Canal. l3) LS Small water fall near Canal on edge of mountain. 14) LS Looking down Canal. 15) LS Boat in waters of Canal. 16) LS Looking over bow of cutter into Canal. l7) MS Stack of cutter. 18) Officer and enlisted man (USCG) as they come to deck edge and look through binoculars. 19) LS Looking out over two saluting guns onto water; clouds in BG. 20) LS Clouds with water in FG. 21) LS Small motor-boat as it pulls up beside cutter. 22) HA LS Bow of CG cutter underway. 23) LS Shoreline along canal. 24) LS Ruins of buildings in Chile. 25) MS Several cadets walk up to ruins. 26) CU Cadets looking at old building. 27) CU One of the cadets. 28) CU Sign reading "Cathedral, Directed by Bishop Thomas---". 29) HA LS Overlooking starboard side of cutter; land in BG. 30) HA LS Looking down toward bow as it cuts through water. 31) CG Cadet. 32) LS Cadets in costume for Equator crossing ceremonies. 33) LS Overlooking stern at men in costumes. 34) MS Throwing "Pollywogs" in water tank. 35) MS Two Cadets standing beside box marked "Royal Coffin". 36) MCU Man throwing switch marked "high voltage" (part of ceremonies). 37) CU Man in barber chair being shaved and shampooed by "Royal Barber" is dunked in tank. 38) MCU man in barber chair falling into water; men grab, dunk & paddle him, SV. 39) LS Men on deck in bathing suits. 40) HA LS American flag, commissioning pennant with pirates flag above. 41) LS Man being lathered for shave and clipped with tin snips, in barber chair. 42) LA LS King Neptune's flag flying. 43) LS Overlooking water at land; clouds in sky, SV. 44) LS Two sailboats in water; land in BG, SV. 45) HA LS Overlooking bow of cutter as it goes through water; land in BG. 46) LS Shoreline of Canal. 47) CU Skipper of CG cutter looking out through window of bridge. 48) LS Saluting gun being fired by Cadets, SV. 49) LS Framed through boat beam as motorboat pulls up beside cutter. 50) LS Motorboat comes toward camera as it approaches cutter. 51) HA MS Motorboat pulls up to accommodation ladder; civilian disembark: & comes up ladder. 52) MS Civilian coming aobard being greeted by Captain & sideboys. 53) MS Commander being piped aboard and being greeted by Captain. 54) LS Motorboat pulling away.
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General Records of the Department of the Navy
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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities
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