Overview
- Description
- Exterior shots of the headquarters of the Fighting French (General De Gaulle's resistance organization) at 1420 16th Street, NW in Washington, DC. The French flag and a flag with the Cross of Lorraine hang from the balcony. People come and go from the building. Close-ups of the Cross of Lorraine flag. Interior shots of Adrien Tixier (who has only one arm), head of the Fighting French delegation, as he gives dictation to his secretary. There is a Cross of Lorraine flag and a portrait of De Gaulle on the wall behind him. Close-up of Fighting French literature on Tixier's desk. Tixier seated around a table with some of his associates (from the March of Time dope sheet): Jean-Georges Gayral (Naval section), Col. Pierre de Chevigne (military mission), Christian Belle (attache), Col. Charles Luguet (Air section). Close-ups of Tixier, of the other men, and finally of the portrait of Charles De Gaulle.
- Duration
- 00:06:58
- Date
-
Event:
1942 September 19
- Locale
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Washington, DC,
United States
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
March of Time, Inc.
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:15:14:00 to 01:22:12:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2802 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
Master 2802 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
Master 2802 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small
Master 2802 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - small- Preservation
Preservation 2802 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2802 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2802 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2802 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
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- Conditions on Access
- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Public Domain
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in August 2005.
- Copied From
- DBVT
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 4700
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 929 A,B - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:49:58
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