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The Wright Military Flyer Soars on Celluloid: Uncovering the Story of Our Oldest Government Film

Unwritten Record

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is well known for preserving the first written records of our nation. The oldest known government-produced film in our holdings is First Army Aeroplane Flight, Fort Myer, Virginia , which captured daring test flights of the Wright Military Flyer. At that time, the U.S.

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Summer Road Trip 2019: San Francisco and Yosemite National Park

Unwritten Record

Next on our summer tour of the National Archives’ non-textual holdings, we move on from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Senate, 1789 – 2015 , Series: Committee Papers, 1842 – 1946 (NAID 2127316 ). The area began as a military garrison built by the Spanish in 1776 and, after nearly 150 years as a U.S.