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The Political Club of the College of William and Mary in Norfolk, invited Mayor Fred Duckworth to speak at their meeting on January 17, 1958. Mayor Duckworth was made an honorary member of the club at the meeting. He is pictured with Milton Parsons, President of the Club.

1958-01-17

Footage of Fred W. Duckworth, mayor of Norfolk, Virginia, being honored for distinguished service by the local chapter of the Cosmopolitan Club. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:15

1956

Footage of the 1957 Azalea Festival showing the queen's court and the Lady Carey Coke of Great Britain crowned as Queen Azalea, IV. Footage has been spliced and edited throughout. Hard to make out what the announcer at the festival is saying 0:14:01

1957

Second part of a Tidewater Viewpoint segment about the Lamberts Point Terminals and their role in international trade. Grain and coal trade are also explored. Sound goes in and out through the segment. Segment abruptly ends at 28:52. Possible compilation of B-roll/outtake footage. 0:28:52

1957-08-31

Compilation of outtake footage from a WTAR news report regarding the right to work laws in Virginia. A right to work law prohibits forced union membership and payment of forced union dues as a condition of employment. Compilation of B-roll/outtake footage. 0:20:01

1965-06-07

Footage of the 1961 Azalea Festival, featuring U. S. Navy chorus members singing "Anchors Away" and Azalea Queen Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of United States Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Footage is not spliced in exact order. Footage abruptly stops at 1:05. 0:01:05

1961

Arrival of the body of General Douglas MacArthur for his funeral procession with crowds witnessing. Footage includes the Monticello Avenue and 21st Street area, Downtown Norfolk, and Naval Air Station Norfolk. Footage includes viewing of the casket in the former Norfolk City Hall, which has become a memorial for the late general. Footage has no sound. Some of the footage is not in order. Possible outtake footage. 0:29:33

undated

Footage of a business conference at the Hotel Monticello, featuring Fred W. Duckworth, mayor of Norfolk, Virginia. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:46

1960-12

A change of command ceremony involving officers from the United States Marine Corps at Naval Base Norfolk. Featured in the footage is Norfolk mayor W. Fred Duckworth who is attending the ceremony. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:45

1961

Compiled outtake footage from a WTAR news special on unemployment and ways to alleviate it in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. Compilation of B-roll/outtake footage. No sound until 3:12. Only interview segments have sound. 0:30:12

1963-08

Footage of the Navy League making a visit to Naval Base Norfolk that includes a dinner given by naval and civic leaders and a "space surveillance" satellite exhibit. Fred W. Duckworth, mayor of Norfolk, Virginia, is featured in the footage. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:50

1961-09

Footage of the groundbreaking for the Norfolk National Guard Armory, located off of Virginia Beach Boulevard. Both city and Army officials are featured in the footage. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:48

undated

News report on the city of Norfolk's decision to make the former city hall a museum, memorial, and final resting place for retired Army General Douglas MacArthur. Segment abruptly ends at 1:11. 0:01:12

1963

Footage of local teenagers visiting the Norfolk City Council as part of "Youth Week 1960" sponsored by the Rotary Club of Norfolk. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:50

1960-04

Footage of 1960 Azalea Festival Queen Paula Layton Pace, cutting a cake at the Garden Club of Norfolk and landing at Norfolk Municipal Airport to great fanfare, including a bouquet of azaleas from Mayor Fred Duckworth. Miss Pace is the daughter of former Secretary of the Army, Frank Pace. Footage has no sound until 1:15. Footage is not in chronological order. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:42

1960-04

Footage of 1960 Azalea Queen Paula Layton Pace, being awarded the Norfolk Mace by Mayor W. Fred Duckworth. Footage also includes United States Naval officers trying to sing, a Lady in Waiting/Princess being crowned, and a Lady in Waiting being treated for heat exhaustion. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:36

1960-04

Footage of 1960 Azalea Queen Paula Layton Pace presented along with her court of ladies-in-waiting to dinner function hosted by Mayor W. Fred Duckworth. Footage also includes the ladies-in-waiting getting off the plane at Norfolk Municipal Airport, being awaited by Pace. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:02:02

1960-04

Footage of Joseph A. Jordan, Jr., lawyer and civil rights activist, at Norfolk City Council meeting. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:01

undated

Footage from the Tidewater Conference on the Handicapped, featuring various speakers including Norfolk Mayor W. Fred Duckworth. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:32

1961-11

Footage of Fred W. Duckworth, mayor of Norfolk, Virginia and Harry F. Byrd, United States Senator-Virginia, speaking at the Hotel Chamberlain in Hampton, Virginia. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:07

undated

Footage from the retirement ceremony of United States Marine Corps General Edwin A. Pollock at Naval Base Norfolk. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:54

undated

Footage of the dedication of the "Blue Flame" traffic display near the intersection of Virginia Beach Boulevard and Monticello Avenue, in Norfolk, Virginia. The purpose of the display is to raise awareness of traffic accidents and fatalities and to promote safe driving. Whenever there is a traffic fatality, the flame burns red. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:32

1961-05

Footage of journalist and government officials preparing for a United States Navy seaplane flight. Featured in the footage is WTAR reporter Boyd Harrier and Norfolk mayor W. Fred Duckworth. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:47

undated

Footage of an unidentified Norfolk City Council member receiving an honor. W. Fred Duckworth, mayor of Norfolk is featured in the footage. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:21

circa 1950-1959

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