Arkansas Air National Guard and Parade - The H.R. Ketchum Film Collection

Duration: 12:33

Year Published: c. 1920s

Format: 16mm

Sound: silent

Description: This home movie from the 1920s captures scenes of Galveston’s Ketchum family in Arkansas and Oklahoma. The first portion of footage captures members of the Arkansas Air National Guard at an airfield in Fort Smith. A pilot dances for the camera and demonstrates how to don the proper flight attire while mechanics repair various planes on the airfield. The second portion of footage shows members of the Ketchum family at their home and at a parade in Tulsa.