- Collection:
- WRDW newsfilm collection, 1961-1976
- Title:
- Series of WRDW-TV newsfilm clips of Field Day events at Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1961
- Creator:
- WRDW-TV (Television station : Augusta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1961
- Subject:
- Military bases--Georgia
Fort Gordon (Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Columbia County, 33.54412, -82.26406
United States, Georgia, Jefferson County, 33.05484, -82.41815
United States, Georgia, McDuffie County, 33.48285, -82.48137
United States, Georgia, Richmond County, 33.35963, -82.07355
United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Fort Gordon, 33.42097, -82.16206 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- This series of clips of the Fort Gordon Field Day events opens with a clip of the color guard.
The next two clips are of an unidentified officer pinning a medal on an unidentified soldier. The first of these clips has the officer facing the camera which is filming from behind the soldier's right shoulder. The second is filming up from the officer's left side at the soldier receiving the medal.
The next two clips are of the 434th United States Army Band. The first of these shows the band marching past, while the second is a closer view.
The next two clips show, first, soldiers at attention on a reviewing stand, and next, soldiers and civilians in stands.
Troops march past in formation in the next clip, while the clip following is of people seated in the stands.
The next clip is a close up of the trumpeter playing.
The next four clips show are crowd shots: a child watching; an officer with a boy on his lap; a close up of an officer talking with a man and a woman; a close up of two men talking.
The next four clips feature a helicopter hovering. The second clip of this series is of a boy in a cowboy hat watching.
The last two clips are of two parachutists is the sky. One has a dark parachute while the other is lighter. The second clip is of them landing in the distance.
Title supplied by cataloger.
This is a preliminary record. At this time only the date 1961 is known.
Condition notes: 2009-11-23, Cleaned - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wrdw00003
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wrdw00003
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/do:wrdw00003
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wrdw00003, Series of WRDW-TV newsfilm clips of Field Day events at Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1961, WRDW-TV newsfilm collection, reel 0001, 06:16/09:20, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 3 mins., 4 secs.): black-and-white, silent ; 16 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Original found in the WRDW-TV newsfilm collection.
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
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