Here is another glimpse in history 100 years ago........
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1936
Sound type: Silent
Scope & Content: Reel 1, the liner George Washington departs from Hoboken, N.J. Shows Pres. Wilson, Adms. Grayson and Knapp, Henry White, John W. Davis, Sec. of State Lansing, Fr. Amb. Jusserand. Reel 2, the Wilsons and Adm. Grayson are interviewed. The liner and other vessels battle a storm and are greeted by a U.S. battleship convoy off Brest, Fr. Reel 3, French officials board the liner at Brest. The visitors greet the welcoming party and debark. Shows the battleship Pennsylvania. French naval cadets lead a parade in the city.