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Motor Convoy 1919 Silent Army Film
2019-09-21T22:00:00-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZWRiXC8yMDE5MDkyMTIyMDAzMDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Michael Owen, author of After Ike: On the Trail of the Century-Old Journey that Changed America, provides commentary for a 1919 U.S. Army silent film documenting a transcontinental motor convoy. The 81 vehicles started near the White House and traveled to San Francisco on sometimes nearly impassable roads. The convoy’s mission was to assess road conditions for large trucks driving from coast to coast. The journey of about 300 military personnel, including Lieutenant Colonel Dwight Eisenhower, took place from July 7 to September 7, 1919. The 1919 Army film is part of the National Archives collections.
Michael Owen, author of After Ike: On the Trail of the Century-Old Journey that Changed America, provides commentary for a 1919 U.S. Army silent…
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Michael Owen, author of After Ike: On the Trail of the Century-Old Journey that Changed America, provides commentary for a 1919 U.S. Army silent film documenting a transcontinental motor convoy. The 81 vehicles started near the White House and traveled to San Francisco on sometimes nearly impassable roads. The convoy’s mission was to assess road conditions for large trucks driving from coast to coast. The journey of about 300 military personnel, including Lieutenant Colonel Dwight Eisenhower, took place from July 7 to September 7, 1919. The 1919 Army film is part of the National Archives collections. close
Michael Owen, author of After Ike: On the Trail of the Century-Old Journey that Changed America, provides commentary for a 1919 U.S. Army silent… read more
Michael Owen, author of After Ike: On the Trail of the Century-Old Journey that Changed America, provides commentary for a 1919 U.S. Army silent film documenting a transcontinental motor convoy. The 81 vehicles started near the White House and traveled to San Francisco on sometimes nearly impassable roads. The convoy’s mission was to assess road conditions for large trucks driving from coast to coast. The journey of about 300 military personnel, including Lieutenant Colonel Dwight Eisenhower, took place from July 7 to September 7, 1919. The 1919 Army film is part of the National Archives collections. close
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