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Air Force Academy-Handout & Pre-Grad. Parade Colorado Springs. 6-2-59

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Film Identifier: F.2012-03-1321
Run Time
0h 6m 18s
Format
16mm
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Date Produced
1959
Abstract
Footage depicting the Air Force Academy’s graduating class in 1959.  Film begins with exterior shots of the academy’s headquarters in Colorado, followed by scenes of students in uniform working in the classroom. 
 
Subsequent sequence consists of a parade in the field, with crowds of onlookers huddled in the bleachers. A procession depicting the graduates receiving their honors follows, as photographers take pictures. Concluding scene features air force planes flying in the sky above, in honor of the newly graduated cadets. 
Related Place
Colorado Springs (represents)