# INAUGURAL CEREMONIES, FIRST ELECTED GOVERNOR OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

INAUGURAL CEREMONIES, FIRST ELECTED GOVERNOR OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 25937 Shot List , (MS) Arrival of HON. Melvin H. EVANS to stand for inauguration; zoom forward to show EVANS waving from stand; (MS) Band performing off side of stand; (MS) Justic Thurgood MARSHALL administering oath of office to EVANS, First Elected Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, zoom back to show balloons released from roof of stand; (MS) presentation of Chain of Office of Governor to EVANS; (MS) EVANS presenting Inaugural Address, completing speech, taking seat on stand; all VIP's rise as minister moves to podium to give benediction; (HA CU) EVANS departing stand, followed by other VIP's; zoom back as EVANS moves thru crowd to limousine and embarks, limousine then moves slowly thru crowd; (CU) woman and two children sitting on curb to view Inaugural Parade; (MS) Military and local bands passing along parade route, past crowd; (CU) local groups passing in parade, followed by autos and beauty queens; (MS) USMC Band and USMC Units passing in parade. G (some scene soft focus) Dates , This item was produced or created on January 4, 1971. The creator compiled or maintained the parent series, Moving Images Relating to Military Activities, between ca. 1947–1980. Edit Status , Audiovisual record(s) in this item have not been edited. Sound , Audiovisual record(s) in this item are silent. Access: Unrestricted , Use: Undetermined , Subjects and References 6 . This section contains 6 list items. Copy shareable link…

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1971
- By: National Archives
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/428-npc-45920)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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