Motion Picture MP2006-37
Administrative Information
Footage from the William M. Rigdon collection at Georgia Southern University, who retained the original films; Commander Rigdon was President Truman's Naval Aide. This film concerns President Franklin D. Roosevelt's trip to Hawaii, the Aleutians, and Alaska.
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Shot List
- Reel 1
00:35 | President Franklin D. Roosevelt traveled on the heavy cruiser, Baltimore. Escorting destroyers were Cummings, Fanning, Dunlap, and Woodworth. | |
00:56 | Pearl Harbor turns out to greet the President. | |
01:27 | The President and his party resided at the Holmes Estate in Waikiki. The President lounges in the garden with several others, including William Rigdon. | |
03:56 | He goes on an inspection tour about Oahu. They pass through Kolekole Pass over the Waianai Mountains. | |
04:57 | At Schofield Barracks, then at Hickam Field. | |
06:14 | At Washington Palace, the residence of the Governor of Hawaii. | |
06:40 | At Schofield Barracks, the Seventh Division passes in review. | |
08:05 | The Commandant’s house on Finger Bay, Attu. Several men, including Mr. Rigdon are standing around. | |
08:42 | Touring the Island of Attu in the Aleutians. | |
09:34 | They arrive at Kodiak, see the Naval Operating Base, and fish at Buskin Lake. A Mackenzie snow dog runs about. | |
11:40 | The Inland Passage near Juneau. They go fishing. | |
14:23 | Embarked in the Cummings, the President arrives at the Bremerton Navy Yard. | |
15:16 | A crowd gathered at Bremerton to greet the President and hear his address to the nation. | |
16:06 | They traveled through the Rockies on the way home. They see the Mississippi River at Minneapolis. |