Funerals of Noted Individuals

(Video is silent)

Reel 1, the body of John P. Mitchel is escorted through New York City by Theodore Roosevelt and others to Woodlawn Cemetery in 1918. The bodies of Alexander Graham Bell (1922), Adm. Perry (1920), and Gen. Gorgas (1920) are borne through Washington, D.C., streets to Arlington National Cemetery and Interred there. Sec. of the Navy Daniels attends Perry's funeral. Reel 2, the bodies of Gens. Miles (1925), Wood (1927), Dickman (1927), and Scott (1924); and Floyd Bennett (1928) are carried to Arlington in processions. Salutes are fired over the graves.

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
Other Title(s): Historical Film, No. 1188
Sound Type: Silent

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: [email protected]

National Archives Identifier: 24693
Local Identifier: 111-H-1188

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24693

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