TR receiving Belgian envoys at Sagamore Hill [1917]
Theodore Roosevelt receiving Belgian envoys at Sagamore Hill 1917
TR entertains members of the Belgian Mission at Sagamore Hill, Aug. 22, 1917. The mission is headed by Baron Ludovic Moncheur, former Ambassador to the United States and includes General Mathieu Leclercq, Commander of the Belgian Cavalry, Major Leon Osterrieth, Hector Carlier, Count Louis d'Ursel, and Jean D. Mertens. Those accompanying the Belgian Mission include George T. Wilson, Major General Daniel Appleton, Lieutenant Harry…
Homegrown Plus Premiere: WÖR’s Folk and Early Music from Belgium
We're continuing the Homegrown Plus Premiere series with WÖR, a band of five musicians from Belgium whose curiosity and passion lead them to research old Flemish music and present it in vibrant contemporary arrangements. As is usual for the series, this blog post includes an embedded concert video, an interview video, and a set of related links to explore!
Contributor:
Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
Date:2022
Film, Video
Remember Belgium' -- Poetry as Propaganda During the First World War
In 1914 the case of Gallant Little Belgium stirred political and artistic attention and emotion all over the world. Invaded by "the Huns," the Belgians found themselves at the heart of a propaganda battle in both warring and neutral nations. The writing of war poems became part of the war effort. American poets as well joined in. Kluge Fellow Geert Buelens address the use…
Contributor:
Library of Congress - John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress)
Date:2008
Film, Video
King Albert of Belgium visits TR's grave, October, 1919
Fox News
King Albert visits Theodore Roosevelt's grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, and is accompanied by his son Prince Leopold, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and several dignitaries. Identified in film are Brand Whitlock, Ambassador to Belgium, walking in the rear of the group, and a man who may be Joseph M. Nye walking beside King Albert. Interior title states that King Albert requested that no…
Contributor:
Fox, William - Roosevelt Memorial Association - Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Fox Film Corporation
Date:1919
Film, Video
[World War II color footage--American troops move through northeast France, Luxembourg, and Belgium to Germany]
World War 2 color footage--American troops move through northeast France, Luxembourg, and Belgium to Germany | World War Two color footage--American troops move through northeast France, Luxembourg, and Belgium to Germany | Inventory title: Chateau Thierry
In the fall and winter of 1944-1945, the SPECOU is embedded with American troops as they move through northeast France--from Chateau-Thierry to Reims, through Luxembourg and Belgium, and then to the area in and around Aachen, the westernmost city in Germany. Scenes include bombed buildings and streets, refugees, German prisoners and Christmastime scenes. There are two out of sequence segments of the August 1944…
Contributor:
Stevens, George - United States. Army. Signal Corps. Special Coverage Unit
Date:1944
Film, Video
Vox Luminis
Belgian ensemble Vox Luminis performs Monteverdi ("Vorrei Baciarto, o Fili," "Alcun non mi consigli," "Lamento della ninfa"), Della Ciaia's "Lamentatio Virginis in Depositione Filii de Cruce" and D. Scarlatti's "Stabat Mater."
Contributor:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Music Division
Date:2014
personal narrative
Augustus Epple Collection
Technician Five, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - New York, New York; Fort Benning, Georgia; Luxembourg; Bastogne, Belgium; Ardennes, Belgium; St. Vith, Belgium; Metz, France; Germany; European Theater.
Contributor:
National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Center for US War Veterans Oral Histories) - Fowler, Carol R. - Epple, Augustus
Jim Henderson Collection
Staff Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Cherbourg, France; Antwerp, Belgium; Aachen, Belgium; Remagen, Germany; European Theater.
Contributor:
Assmus, Michael - Huffman, Jared - Henderson, Jim - U.S. House of Representatives/Jared Huffman
Robert R. Grinnell Collection
Private First Class, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Brussels, Belgium; Grimbergen, Belgium; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; Holland; European Theater.
Contributor:
Meek, Jeanne - Grinnell, Robert R. - Daughters of the American Revolution, Hot Springs Village, Akansa Chapter - Meek, Jeffrey L.
Robert E. Wright Collection
Technician Four, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - France; Holland; Belgium; Camp Toccoa, Georgia; Fort Benning, Georgia; Camp Mackall, North Carolina; Normandy, France; Holland; Belgium; European Theater.
Contributor:
Wright, Robert E. - Central Florida World War II Museum - Homan, Brian D.
Date:1942
personal narrative
Robert E. Wright Collection
Technician Four, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - France; Holland; Belgium; Camp Toccoa, Georgia; Fort Benning, Georgia; Camp Mackall, North Carolina; Normandy, France; Holland; Belgium; European Theater.
Contributor:
Wright, Robert E. - Hansen, Gregory - Fromm, Annette B.
Date:1942
personal narrative
Gerald S. Paulk Collection
Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort McPherson, Georgia; Camp Toccoa, Georgia; Fort Benning, Georgia; England; France; Belgium; Holland; Bastogne, Belgium; Paris, France; Camp MacKall, North Carolina.
Contributor:
Gehle, Frederick P. - Schrader, Stanley A. - Augusta Historical Society - Paulk, Gerald S.
Victor A. Craig Collection
Master Sergeant, Air Force, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Lackland Air Force Base and Randolph AFB, Texas; California; South Dakota; North Africa; Germany; Belgium; Belgium Congo; Saigon and Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam; Philippines; Cambodia; Japan.
Contributor:
Craig, Victor A. - Moore, Don - Sun Newspapers
Gene H. Rafanelli Collection
Colonel, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Seattle, Washington; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Vietnam; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Buies Creek, North Carolina; Fort MacArthur, California; Korea; Washington, DC; Vaihingen, Germany; Casteau, Belgium; Brussels, Belgium; Alexandria, Virginia; San Jose, California.
Contributor:
Veterans Heritage Project - Hatch, Barbara - Rafanelli, Gene H.