Find historic and rarely seen footage related to articles in Prologue magazine. Published quarterly by the National Archives for more than 40 years, Prologue magazine brings readers stories based on the holdings and programs of the National Archives from Washington, DC, to the regional archives and Presidential libraries. Access articles online at http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/, in print, or download high-quality issues for your e-reader or iPhone on our Scribd and Zinio sites.
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- 2 hours, 46 minutes
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The First Round-the-World Flight
2:24
In this Inside the Vaults video short, Prologue staff writer Rob Crotty describes the journey of eight Army airmen as they set out in 1924 to be the first humans to ever circle the globe by air. On their flight over Arctic mountain passes and vast...
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Around the World by Airplane
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In 1924, eight Army airmen set off to be the first humans to circle the globe by air. This silent footage, along with the Summer 2010 Prologue article "Magellans of the Sky" by Rob Crotty, tells their story. To see the full story, visit http:/...
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Chateau Thierry and the Aisne-Marne Operation - World War I
8:19
With select footage mentioned in the Summer 2010 Prologue article "Frame after Frame," this motion picture captures rare moments of the First World War's Aisne-Marne operation. To read the whole article, visit http://www.archives.gov/publicatio...
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Louise Boyd 1928 Expedition
9:40
A writer, photographer, and explorer foremost (she chartered the first private flyover of the North Pole), Louise Boyd is one of the most famous female explorers of the Arctic, though little is known about her. Described in detail in the Summe...
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Building the Peary Monument - Reel 1/4
9:54
Reel 1 of 4. When Marie Peary Stafford, daughter of famed explorer Robert E. Peary, journeyed to the Arctic in 1932, it was to oversee the building of a monument in honor of her father at Cape York in northwest Greenland. This footage, highlight...
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Building the Peary Monument - Reel 2/4
10:14
Reel 2 of 4. When Marie Peary Stafford, daughter of famed explorer Robert E. Peary, journeyed to the Arctic in 1932, it was to oversee the building of a monument in honor of her father at Cape York in northwest Greenland. This footage, highlight...
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Building the Peary Monument - Reel 3/4
10:44
Reel 3 of 4. When Marie Peary Stafford, daughter of famed explorer Robert E. Peary, journeyed to the Arctic in 1932, it was to oversee the building of a monument in honor of her father at Cape York in northwest Greenland. This footage, highlight...
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Building the Peary Monument - Reel 4/4
11:16
Reel 4 of 4. When Marie Peary Stafford, daughter of famed explorer Robert E. Peary, journeyed to the Arctic in 1932, it was to oversee the building of a monument in honor of her father at Cape York in northwest Greenland. This footage, highlight...
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Inside Tibet
39:57
On the journey of a U.S. military and diplomatic mission from Gangtok, India, to Lhasa, Tibet during World War II. The party journeys through Natu La and Kechu La passes, stops at the British trail station, Gyantse, reviews troops of Tropji Regime...
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U.S. Army Prepares for Invasion of Europe - 1943
9:33
Volcanoes erupt in Mexico as the US Army practices beach assaults elsewhere. Mounted Coast Guardsmen—also featured in the National Archives Fall 2009 issue of Prologue Magazine—patrol the coasts with an eye for trouble. To read the Prologue a...
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