Records of the U.S. Coast Guard. 1785 - 2005. Moving Images Relating to Coast Guard Activities. 1967 - 1992. U.S. COAST GUARD AND MISCELLANEOUS SHOTS

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Records of the U.S. Coast Guard. 1785 - 2005. Moving Images Relating to Coast Guard Activities. 1967 - 1992. U.S. COAST GUARD AND MISCELLANEOUS SHOTS

1938

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Reel 1 (Coast Guard) consists of miscellaneous shots: a seaplane removes an ailing seaman from his ship, target practice aboard a Coast Guard cutter, the cutter Northland breaks an ice jam. Reel 2, Part 1 (Universal Newsreel) shown rescue operations during the Ohio River flood, 1938. Part 2 (Time, Inc. and RKO Pathe News) shows Pres. Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, and Harold Ickes on the yacht Potomac at Washington, D.C.; White House scenes of F.D.R. and Sec. Early and McIntyre; Alfred M. Landon, Harold Ickes, James Roosevelt and Harry L. Hopkins on an unidentified vessel docked at Honolulu; F.D.R., James Roosevelt, and Harold Ickes fishing in Florida waters, Reel 3 (Coast Guard) shows surf boat drills and lighthouse activities. Reel 4 (Coast Guard and Universal Newsreel is miscellaneous): Miami dock scenes; Coast Guard cutter and icebergs aerial views of Ohio River flood, 1938, and rescue operations; Coast Guardsmen capture a smuggler; the Subtreasury Building in New York City; Coast Guard cutters and seaplanes; William S. Paley presents the Paley Award to a radio operator. R/Adm. Russell R. Waesche is also present.

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Waesche, Russell R. (Russell Randolph), 1886-1946

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Roosevelt, James, 1907-1991

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Early, Stephen T. (Stephen Tyree), 1889-1951

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Stephen Tyree Early (1889-1951) met Franklin D. Roosevelt while covering the 1912 Democratic Convention as a reporter for the United Press. From 1913 to 1917, Early was the Associated Press correspondent covering the Navy Department, during which time his acquaintance with Roosevelt and Louis Howe grew. After serving in World War I with an Infantry Regiment and the Stars and Stripes newspaper, he returned to the United States and was asked by Roosevelt to be the advance man for the 1920 Vice Pre...

Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946

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Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

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Lawyer and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Harold L. Ickes papers, 1815-1969 (bulk 1933-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980130 Harold Ickes (1874-1952) was a United States administrator and politician. He served as Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and afterwards he became a syndicated columnist writing on political topics. From the guide to the Harold Ickes ...