Colonel Wilbur G. Dockum (1891-1976) served in World War I and was one of Gen. George Patton's under commanders during World War II. He was with the 692nd Field Artillery Battalion of the US Army and served in the European theater of war. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Original film title card:"1939. Washington D.C. 1939. Isles of Shoals. Marblehea" (The Isle of Shoals is a tourist destination off the coast of New Hampshire.) Footage is silent, but the"color ba" noise is audible from 01:02:52 to 01:05:04 and 01:06:57 to ?
Title:"Family Shots 1939" Picture of George Washington. Tidal basin in Washington, DC, with the cherry blossoms in bloom. Unidentified man and woman getting out of car. Washington Monument, view from Thomas Jefferson Memorial. 01:01:41 Views looking down on Washington from the monument, White House, and other monuments, views of Pennsylvania Avenue, the US Capitol can be seen in the distance. LS, a blimp is flying overhead. VS, the White House and its surrounding gardens. 01:02:49 Title:"Family Shots 1939, Fall 1939 Dean" CU of unidentified woman holding fall foliage in her hand. VS, countryside, cows, and autumn leaves. 01:04:51 A flock of geese walking along the roadside. VS, car driving along road, over bridges, into mountains in snow. River, bridge, wooden house, man shoveling snow, several houses are visible, the ground is completely covered with snow. 01:06:30 Two boys, dog, snow covered countryside, blackbirds, houses, trees. 01:10:35 Man with movie camera, train station, water pump, shots from moving car, car is moving quickly (footage is blurry and it is difficult to see much of the landscape the car is driving through). 01:12:13 Woman entering house, VS of bridge, traffic, people standing along bridge looking down to the river that has overflowed its banks. Large pieces of ice floating along the river. Police direct traffic across the bridge, etc. 01:14:45 People along the river banks. VS of seaside, waves crashing rocks along the shore. 01:16:05 Five women have a picnic, men join, people playing with large blackdog. 01:18:00 VS of river, someone swimming in the water.
Washington DC in springtime; vacationing at Isle of Shoals