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Newsreels: 1940's Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1940's stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the decade of 1940. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1940's is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the 1940's. |
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NEWSREELS: 1940 YEAR IN REVIEW - HEADLINES
- The Devastating Power Of The German Blitzkrieg
- British Rally To Save The Troops At Dunkirk
- France Surrenders To The Axis Powers
- America Helps England In Her Time Of Need
- Amazing Tacoma Bridge Collapse
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 8min |
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| keywords: wwii, miracle at dunkirk, france surrenders to germany, america lend-lease to england, tacoma bridge collapse |
NEWSREELS: 1940 YEAR IN REVIEW - SPORTS
- Racehorse 'Seabiscuit' Wins The Santa Anita Handicap
- Golfer Byron Nelson Has Another Thrilling P.G.A. Victory
- Racecar Driver Willbur Shaw Wins The Indianapolis 500
- Cincinnati Reds Become Baseball World Series Champs
- Rose Parade Rings In New Year With A Cavalcade Of Floats
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 15 min |
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| keywords: kentucky derby, santa anita, racehorse 'seabiscuit', golfer byron nelson, baseball world series, extreme sports |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - JANUARY 3
- President Roosevelt Asks For Increase In Defense Budget
- Firemen Battle Hotel Fire In Freezing Temperatures
- 1940 Orange Bowl College Football: Georgia vs. Missouri
- 1940 Sugar Bowl College Football: Texas vs. Louisiana
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 7min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Vice-President John Nance Garner, Secretary Of Navy Charles Edison |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - JANUARY 15
- Spring Hat Fashions For 1940
- Texas Girls Wear Peels For Annual Citrus Fiesta
- Teen Gloria Jacobs Is A World Pistol Champion
- Pro Hockey: New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leaf
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 7min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: Hat Fashions, Annual Citrus Fiesta, Runner Gene Venske, Race Horse Maetall, Pistol Champion Gloria Jacobs |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - JANUARY 17
- Winter War - Russia Attacks Finland
- Duchess Of Windsor Wallis Simpson
- Notre Dame President Most Reverend John F. O'Hara
- Pretty Girls Get Spray-On Tan Done Just Like Grilled Chicken
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 10min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: WWII, Winter War, Russia Attacks Finland, Duchess Of Windsor Wallis Simpson, Baby Quadruplet |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - JANUARY 22
- Pilot Makes Belly Landing Of Prototype Plane
- Divers Receive Medal Of Honor For Rescue Of USS Squalus
- Racy Swimsuit Fashions On Display In Miami Florida
- Female Mud Wrestling Turns Dirty For Ref
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: bell airacobra p-39, russia invades finland, german liner columbus, congressional medal of honor |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - JANUARY 29
- Seized By Nazis U.S. Freighter Is Set Free And Sails For Home
- Successful Test Of Boeing 307 Stratoliner Passenger Plane
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Gets A Birthday Cake
- Prized Show Dogs In A Thrilling Parade Of Doggy Blue Bloods
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 8min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: uss city of flint, boeing 307 stratoliner, show dog champions, ncaa college basketball, gymnastics |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - FEBRUARY 9
- Pirates Take Tampa Again In Annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
- 1940 New Orleans Mardi Gras
- Honeymoon Island Florida Being Built For Romance
- Keel-Laying Ceremony For Battleship USS Alabama
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 9min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: pirate festival, new orleans mardi gras parade, honeymoon island, uss battleship alabama, speed skating |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - FEBRUARY 12
- President Roosevelt Addresses American Youth Congress
- Winter War Russian Invasion Of Finland
- Anti-Submarine Aerial Patrol In England
- American Boxer Joe Louis And Chilean Boxer Arturo Godoy
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 8min (PARTIAL) |
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| keywords: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, , Russian Invades Finland, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Yacht Race |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - FEBRUARY 26
- Finland - On The War Front
- England - On The War Front
- France - On The War Front
- Hundreds Of Circus Animals Perish In Fire
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 8min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: WWII, Winter War, Russia Invades Finland, British Cruiser Ajax, Atlantic Convoy,, Circus Fire, B-24 Liberator |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - MARCH 4
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Marks 7th Year As President
- French Troops On Alert For German Attacks
- Dictator Benito Mussolini Honors His Musketeers Of The Duce
- 1940 League Champions Cincinatti Reds In Spring Training
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 8min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Cruiser HMS Exeter, Freak Ice Storm, New York City |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - MARCH 8
- President Roosevelt Sends Peace Mission To Europe
- First Couples Arrive For Romance On Honeymoon Island
- Pro Baseball New York Yankees In Spring Training
- Wrestler Maurice Tillet aka The French Angel Wins Match
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 11min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: wwii, europe peace mission, honeymoon island, new york yankees, spring training camp, pro bowling, pro |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - MARCH 13
- The War In Finland Is Over
- B-17 'Flying Fortress' Squadron Flying In Formation
- Local Boys Build Working Wood-Burning Automobile
- First Pictures From Admiral Byrd's Antarctic Adventure!
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 10 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: finland, b-17 flying fortress, navy college football, easter spring fashions, admiral byrd, antarctic, antarctica |
NEWSREELS: 1940 - JULY 15
- 1940 Democratic National Convention
- History Of Smokejumpers - Missoula Montana
- 1,787 European Refugees From War Arrive In New York City
(public domain stock footage) 1940 BW 5min |
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| keywords: 1940 dnc, republican wendell willkie, wildfire service, smokejumpers, war refugees, ocean liner ss washington |
NEWSREELS: 1941 YEAR IN REVIEW - HEADLINES
- Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt Wins Unprecedented Third Term
- Treachery In The Pacific Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
- Rudolph Hess Flies To England To Broker Peace Deal
- German Advance Into Russia Are Now Being Pushed Back
- British Forces Win In WWII Libya
(public domain stock footage) 1941 BW 10min |
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| keywords: president franklin d. roosevelt, prime minister winston churchill, japanese sneak attack, pearl harbor, hawaii |
NEWSREELS: 1941 - APRIL 8
- Army Tests Its New Medium Tank The M3 Lee
- New Ensign Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Reports For Duty
- Britain And US Sign Destroyers For Bases Agreement
- Violence Marks Union Strike At Michigan Ford Auto Plant
- New York Sandlot Baseball Begins New Season
(public domain stock footage) 1941 BW 8 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: Army Day, Army Medium Tank M3 Lee,Union Strike, Eastern Airlines Aircraft Crash, New York Sandlot Baseball |
NEWSREELS: 1941 - APRIL 17
- The Battle Of Britain
- Son Of President, Jimmy Roosevelt Weds Nurse
- Head Of New York Stock Exchange Drafted Into Army
- Baby Bonds For Defense
(public domain stock footage) 1941 BW 8 min (SOUND/SILENT) |
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| keywords: defense bonds, james roosevelt, battle of britain, navy blimp crash, high dive demonstration |
NEWSREELS: 1941 - MAY 1
- Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt Buys First WWII Defense Bond
- WWII RAF Recruits Set Sail For War
- WWII Draftees Play Time Teaches Teamwork
- These Beauties Really Do Need Eye Glasses
- Women's Wrestling Gets Down And Dirty
(public domain stock footage) 1941 BW 8min |
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| keywords: president franklin d. roosevelt, london bomb damage, p-40 warhawk fighter plane, female wrestling |
NEWSREELS: 1941 - MAY 20
- New York City Hosts Massive Patriotic Rally
- Battleship USS Washington Is Commissioned
- Sabotage In Lumber Fire Slated For War Effort
- Connie Mack Day For Baseball Great
- A Bevy Of Beauties Try New Spray Tanning
(public domain stock footage) 1941 BW 12min (PARTIAL) |
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| keywords: patriotic rally, battleship 'washington', cotton festival, sun tanning, curtiss wright transport plane, connie mack |
NEWSREELS: 1941 - JULY 23
- WWII North Africa Libya Frontlines
- John D. Rockefeller Urges Support For USO
- First Cut On Famed Vargas Diamond
- Americans Flock To See The Dionne Quintuplets Of Canada
(public domain stock footage) 1941 BW 8min (PARTIAL) |
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| keywords: civil defense army, raw vargas diamond, dionne quintuplets, aqua chieftain, trained seals teddy and sparky |
NEWSREELS: 1941 - DECEMBER 15
- WWII New York City Air Raid Practice
- Live Reindeer At Rockefeller Center For WWII Christmas
- WWII Army Cadet Pilots Graduate And Get Their Wings
(public domain stock footage) 1941 BW 6 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: civil defense, navy yard, u.s. navy destroyer, fashion show, undersecretary sumner wells |
NEWSREELS: 1942 - FEBRUARY 2
- Allied Convoy Against Enemy Air Attacks Near Malta
- Merchant Ship Survives Japanese Submarine Attack
- Soccer Match At Wembley Stadium: England vs. Scotland
(public domain stock footage) 1942 BW 6 min |
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| keywords: british convoy, minister walter nash of new zealand, english soccer, wembley stadium, winston churchill |
NEWSREELS: 1942 - FEBRUARY 4
- UnderSecretary Sumner Welles Receives Honorary Degree
- Soldiers Stage "Girlie" Version Of "Swing Fever"
- Fashion Show Goes To The Birds
(public domain stock footage) 1942 BW 2min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: under secretary sumner welles, drag queen revue, fashion show |
NEWSREELS: 1942 - MARCH 2
- WWII German U-Boat Attack Off New Jersey Coast
- WWII British RAF Attack Enemy Ground And Shipping Targets
- Hollywood Academy Awards Continues During WWII
(public domain stock footage) 1942 BW 9 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: submarine warfare, german u-boat, german uboat, academy awards, the oscars, raf bombers, toger tokle |
NEWSREELS: 1942 - MARCH 24
- Volunteers To Gather Scrap Metal For War Effort
(public domain stock footage) 1942 BW 30 sec (SILENT) |
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| keywords: wwii, home front, scrap metal drive, boy scouts |
NEWSREELS: 1942 - JUNE 29
- FBI Arrest 8 Nazi Spies As Hunt Continues For Confederates
- Aircraft Carrier Lexington On Fire
- Fliers Decorated For Doolittle's Raid On Japan
(public domain stock footage) 1942 BW 13 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: fbi agents, nazi spies, prime minister winston churchill, aircraft carrier lexington, doolittle's raid |
NEWSREELS: 1942 - JULY 13
- Convoy Off East Coast Repels Axis Sub Attack
- Japanese Bomb Port Moresby New Guinea
- American Forces Victorious At Midway Island
(public domain stock footage) 1942 BW 10 min (PARTIAL) |
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| keywords: battle of midway, submarine warfare, port moresby new guinea, king george and queen elizabeth |
NEWSREELS: 1943 - JANUARY 28
- Arabs Celebrate Feast Of The Lamb
- Navy Uses Blimps In Rescue Role
- Hospital Proclaimed Dutch Soil For Baby Princess In Exile
(public domain stock footage) 1943 BW 4 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: feast of lamb, us navy blimps, college graduation, artillery, army convoys |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - APRIL 10
- America Observes Wartime Easter Holiday
- WWII Enemy Japanese Cruiser Bombed By US Aircraft
- Stunning Girls Pose The Latest Swimsuit Fashions
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 7 min |
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| keywords: easter holiday, japanese naval cruiser, aerial bombardment, swimsuit fashions, jewish refugees |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - APRIL 13
- Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey Clarifies The WWII Draft
- Pontoon Helicopter Ready For Sea Rescue
- Barbara Reynolds As Regimental Sweetheart
- 1944 Eruption Of Mt. Vesuvius
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 7min |
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| keywords: the draft, selective service, helicopter sea rescue, eruption of mt. vesuvius |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - APRIL 20
- Capt. Dominic S. Gentile Receives WWII DFC
- 30 Defendants Prosecuted For WWII Sedition
- Bachant Triplets And Zarief Quadruplets
- New York Giants vs Boston Braves In NL Opener
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 8min |
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| keywords: air force medal, refugees in italy, sedition trials, baseball, new york giants, boston braves, national league |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - JUNE 12
- First Pictures Of The D-Day Invasion Of France
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: wwii, european theater, d-day, normandy invasion, operation overlord, operation neptune |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - AUGUST 28
- Allied Armies Make Progress In Western France
- Total Victory Means Full-Time War Production
- Tin Is In When It Comes To Texas Fashion
- Doggy Day At The Danbury Dog Show
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 7min |
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| keywords: western france, japanese in burma, war production, metal tin, fashion girls, danbury dog show |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - AUGUST 31
- End Is Near For Nazis In France
- The Future Of Helicopters Is Shown
- Air Cadets Take Part In Mass Calisthenics
- Texan Beauties Help To Save Local Melon Crop
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 7min |
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| keywords: nazi held france, cuba president elect, helicopter, calisthenics, watermelon crop, pro golfer byron nelson |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - SEPTEMBER 28
- Seizure Of Eindhoven
- Allied Forces Enter Germany
- From Lyons To Orleans
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 7 min |
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| keywords: eindhoven, german border, lyons france, orleans france |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - OCTOBER 5
- The Modern Air Assault Debuts At Nijmegen
- America's First Jet-Powered Plane
- Navy Demonstrates Rescue At Sea For Downed Pilots
- 1944 Baseball World Series Game 1 Browns vs. Cardinals
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 7min |
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| keywords: parachute assault, luxembourg, luxemburg, siegfried line, jet plane the air comet, 1944 baseball world series |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - NOVEMBER 2
- Gen. George S. Patton 3rd Army Battles At Siegfried Line
- US Marines Capture The Palau Island Chain
- US Re-Opens Embassy In A Free France
- Mahatma Gandhi Makes Rare Public Appearance
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 8min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: general douglas macarthur, liberation of the philippines, battle of metz, athens greece, gandhi |
NEWSREELS: 1944 - NOVEMBER 23
- Victory In Antwerp Harbor
- Japanese Fleet Given Fatal Blow In Philippine Sea
- Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt Returns To White House
- College Football: Army vs. Notre Dame
(public domain stock footage) 1944 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: antwerp harbor, japanese fleet, philippine sea, president franklin d. roosevelt, college football |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - MARCH 5
- WWII Invasion Of Iwo Jima
- University Of Manitoba Teaches Women Homemaking Skills
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 11 min (SILENT)
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| keywords: invasion of iwo jima, landings on iwo jima, university of manitoba, house cleaning, vacuum, cooking, baby care |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - APRIL 12
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt Is Dead, Nation Mourns
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 8 min (SILENT)
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| keywords: death of president franklin d. roosevelt, swearing in of president harry s. truman |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - APRIL 26
- Nazi Atrocities Against Mankind
- Conference To Draft Charter For Formation Of U.N.
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 8min |
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| keywords: nazi atrocities, mass murder, holocaust, death camps, formation of united nations, u.n., un |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - MAY 17
- German Submarine Threat Ends
- Massive Cache Of Stolen Nazi Loot Found
- B-29 Superfortress Bombers Pound Japan
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 7min |
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| keywords: german u-boat, uboats, submarines, b-29 superfortress, bomb damage, bombing campaign, nazi stolen loot |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - JUNE 14
- Government Asks That Citizens Stay Home During Vacation
- Victorious G.I.'s Tour Hitler's Eagle's Nest At Berchesgaden
- Novel Way To Disperse Airport Fog Problems
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 7min |
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| keywords: Post-WWII Europe, Germany, Berchesgaden Eagle's Nest, Venetian Canals, Amphibious DUKW |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - JUNE 25
- President Harry S. Truman Takes A Brief Vacation
- Abilene KS Welcomes Home General Dwight D. Eisenhower
- WWII Kamikaze Planes Attack US Naval Forces
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: president harry s. truman, general dwight d. eisenhower, japanese suicide planes, kamikaze |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - JULY 16
- Destroyers Survive Japanese WWII Kamikaze Attacks
- Post-WWII Jeep Made For Civilians
- A Look At The British Jet Fighter Gloster Meteor
- Golfer Byron Nelson Wins The PGA Finals
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 9min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: kamikaze attack, kamakazi attack, post war jeep, recoiless rifle, golfer byron nelson, luxury liner 'queen mary' |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - AUGUST 9
- Atomic Bomb And Russia Declares War - Japan Is Doomed
- Major Richard Bong Dies Testing New Jet Plane
- 10th Armored Celebrates Its 3rd Anniversary In Germany
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 7 min |
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| keywords: wwii, world war ii, final days of japan, air ace major richard bong, 10th armored division |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - AUGUST 16
- WWII Is Over - Japan Surrenders!
- Government Ends Gas Rationing
- Government Promises Jobs For Returning GIs
- The Dawn Of The Atomic Age Is Here
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 9 min (PARTIAL) |
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| keywords: wwii, v-j day, japan surrenders, gas rationing, veterans jobs program, atom bomb explosion, post-wwii germany |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - AUGUST 23
- Admiral Halsey Celebrates News Of Japanese Surrender
- US Navy Begins To Discharge Elgible Servicemen
- US Industry Begins Conversion To Peacetime Manufacturing
- Annual Diaper Service Baby Race Held
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 9 min |
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| keywords: japanese surrender, general macarthur, admiral halsey, general charles de gaulle, diaper service baby race |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - SEPTEMBER 17
- American Troops Enter Tokyo Japan
- Nazi War Criminal Joseph Meisinger Surrenders
- Bomb Out Remains Of Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory
- College Football: Michigan vs. Great Lakes
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 8 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: florida hurricane, japanese occupation, nazi war criminal joseph meisinger, mitsubishi aircraft factory destroyed |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - OCTOBER 15
- Aircraft Carrier USS Oriskany Launched
- Secret Training Maps Guide Bombers Over WWII Japan
- Pres. Harry S. Truman Presents WWII Medal Of Honor
- Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Returns Home To TX
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 8min |
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| keywords: aircraft carrier uss oriskany, bomber training, medal of honor, college football, admiral chester w. nimitz |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - NOVEMBER 1
- General Tomoyuki Yamashita Tried For War Crimes
- U.S. Plants Convert Back To Peacetime Production
- President Harry S. Truman Warns Against Wage Deflation
- Motion Picture Industry Begins Bond Drive
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: president harry s. truman, japanese general tomoyuki yamashita, tiger of manila, war crimes, bond drive |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - NOVEMBER 19
- Surplus Military Aircraft Scrapped
- Aircraft Carriers In New York
- Clothing Design Is Now A College Course
- Medal Of Honor Winner Given Farm By Grateful Townsfolk
- A Machine That Thinks Is Revealed! (early computer)
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 8 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: surplus military, american legion, aircraft carrier, clothing design, medal of honor winner, early computer |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - NOVEMBER 21
- Yamashita War Crimes Trial Draws To A Close
- Young WWII Vets Join American Legion
- B-29 Superfortress Sets New Air Record
- Automated Hospital Bed Makes Its Debut
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 7 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: japanese general yamashita, war crimes, war atrocity, american legion, b-29 super fortress |
NEWSREELS: 1945 - DECEMBER 13
- Admiral William F. Halsey Retires In Ceremony
- Convicted War Criminal General Anton Dostler Executed
- WWII Japan Nuclear Program Equipment Is Destroyed
- Post-WWII German Submarines Scuttled Off Ireland
(public domain stock footage) 1945 BW 9 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: admiral william f. halsey, german general anton dostler, handbag fashions, japanese nuclear experiments |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - JANUARY 10
- Coast Guard Wonder, Sinbad The Dog Is Honored
- Fire Levels Post Exchange In Yokohama
- Golfer Byron Nelson Takes Los Angeles Open
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 3 min |
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| keywords: coast guard dog sinbad, golfer byron nelson |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - JANUARY 31
- United Nations Debates Atom Bomb Control For World
- CIO Labor Union Re-Unites With AFL
- WWII Vet Strikes It Rich With Wildcat Oil Well
- Hollywood And President For March Of Dimes Event
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 7 min |
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| keywords: radar moon, a-bomb for peace, united mine workers, fleix gouin president of france, space telescope |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - APRIL 4
- Hilo Hawaii Leveled By Giant Tidal Wave
- Japanese Volcano Ontake Erupts
- First Cargo Of Silk Arrives From Post-WWII Japan
- Princess Margaret In First Solo Public Appearance
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 9 min |
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| keywords: tidal wave, tsunami, united nations, spring hat fashions, actress mary pickford, former president herbert hoover |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - APRIL 30
- Allied Nations The Big Four To Discuss Post-WWII Peace
- The Northrop XB-35 Flying Wing Is Shown To Public
- President Harry S. Truman Takes A Well-Deserved Vacation
- UNRRA Asks US Farmers To Help Feed Starving Nations
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 6 min |
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| keywords: northrop xb-35 'flying wing', president harry s. truman, war famine, mrs. douglas macarthur |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - MAY 6
- Five Die In Alcatraz Prison Jail House Riot
- Unexploded Nazi Bomb Found Near Buckingham Palace
- Co-Ed Lifeguards Show Their Swim Form
- Joe Louis And Bill Conn In Upcoming Boxing Match
- UNRRA and Canada To Deliver Food To Post-WWII Europe
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: alcatraz prison riot, lifeguards, parade floats, boxer joe louis, boxer bill conn, kentucky derby, unrra food aid |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - JUNE 20
- Post-WWII Life In Japan
- England Dumps Tons Of WWII Ammunition Into Ocean
- Dairy Cow Adopts Orphan Baby Deer
- Beauty Pageant And Pin-Up Girls
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 8min |
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| keywords: tornado devastation, post-wwii, japan life, ocean dumping, 1946 miss atlantic city, betty jones, thorton pin-up girl |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - JULY 11
- Cardinal Spellman Honors Mother Cabrini
- Howard Hughes Survives Plane Crash
- Okefenokee Swamp Readied For Boat Tours
- Water Jousting On The Seine River
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 7min |
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| keywords: mother cabrini, howard hughes, okefenokee swamp, jumbo the trained seal, wimbledon tennis, cowboy rodeo |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - JULY 18
- British Bombers On Good Will Tour In US
- President Harry S. Truman Honors Nisei Combat Veterans
- Dirigible Admiral C.E. Rosendahl Retires With Full Honors
- Actor Lou Costello At Premier Of Film Canyon Passage
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 7min |
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| keywords: british raf group squadron 35, nisei 442nd infantry regiment, president harry s. truman, dirigible, blimp |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - SEPTEMBER 17
- Five Airmen Killed In Yugoslavia Return Home
- Robert Earl Hughes World's Heaviest Man
- Amateur Golfer Ted Bishop In Golf Open
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 6min |
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| keywords: cold war, honor guard, robert earl hughes, author betty macdonald, baby deer, golfer ted bishop |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - OCTOBER 14
- President Harry S. Truman Lifts All Price Controls On Meat
- Film Stars Urge Arbitration In Hollywood Labor Union Strike
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 4min |
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| keywords: u.s. politics, pres. truman, government price control, meat products, hollywood movie strike, afl labor union strike |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - NOVEMBER 22
- Union Coal Strike Ignore Injunction Threaten Economy
- First Pictures Of Earth From Outer Space!
- Tangerine Queen Beauty Contest In Florida
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 5min |
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| keywords: coal miner union strike, windmill glider, beauty contest, tegernsee monastery, tamsweg celebration |
NEWSREELS: 1946 - DECEMBER 9
- Famed WWII Leader Winston Churchill Celebrates Birthday
- Sgt. Llewellyn Chilson Decorated At White House
- Pro Wrestling Free For All In Canada
(public domain stock footage) 1946 BW 4 min (SOUND-SILENT) |
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| keywords: winston churchill, president harry s. truman, football new york giants, wrestling |
NEWSREELS: 1947 - MARCH 3
- British Impose Martial Law In Palestine
- British Royal Family Visit Africa
(public domain stock footage) 1947 BW 2min |
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| keywords: palestine, british rule, jewish terrorism, king george vi, queen elizabeth, princess elizabeth ii, pm jan smuts |
NEWSREELS: 1947 - MARCH 6
- Violence In Palestine
(public domain stock footage) 1947 BW 3min |
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| keywords: palestine, british rule, jewish terrorism, martial law, bomb damage goldsmith officers club |
NEWSREELS: 1947 - APRIL 28
- George Marshall Home From Big Four Meeting
- United Nations Grapples With Turmoil In Palestine
- Baseball Great Babe Ruth Honored At Yankee Stadium
(public domain stock footage) 1947 BW 3min |
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| keywords: Palestine Strife, Jewish Terrorism, Bombing Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth Day, Baseball Great Babe Ruth |
NEWSREELS: 1947 - MAY 1
- Denmark Mourns The Passing Of Monarch Christian X
- Jewish Terrorists Bomb British Police Compound
- King Paul Of Greece Assumes Throne In Ceremony
(public domain stock footage) 1947 BW 3min |
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| keywords: Passing King Christian X, King Frederick IX, Palestine, Jewish Terrorism, British Royal Family |
NEWSREELS: 1947 - MAY 15
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd Antarctic Expedition
- France Honors Britain Winston Churchill
- President Vincent Auriol Of France In Visit To Africa
- Santa Rosa Round-Up Beauty Pageant
(public domain stock footage) 1947 BW 11 min |
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| keywords: admiral byrd antarctic expedition, british film producer j. arthur rank, former prime minister winston churchill |
NEWSREELS: 1947 - JUNE 5
- Japanese Balloon Bomb Launch Site Found!
- Graduation At West Point
- Swim Suit Fashion Show Is Hard For One Miami Artist
(public domain stock footage) 1947 BW 10 min |
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| keywords: west point graduation, tornado, swim suit fashion show, balloon bombs, new york rodeo |
NEWSREELS: 1947 - JUNE 19
- President Truman Urges Universal Military Training
- Pan Am 'Clipper America' Begins World Air Service
- Battle Of Sumo Wrestling
- Bone Jarring Spills Mar Bicycle Race Classic
(public domain stock footage) 1947 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: president harry s. truman, pan am clipper america, hat fashions, tennis pro bobby riggs, sumo wrestlers |
NEWSREELS: 1947 - NOVEMBER 3
- Howard Hughes Flies Mammoth Plane 'Spruce Goose'
- College Football: Michigan vs. Illinois
- College Football: Notre Dame vs. Navy
(public domain stock footage) 1947 BW 10 min |
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| keywords: howard hughes, spruce goose, sports, college football |
NEWSREELS: 1948 - FEBRUARY 2
- Gandhi Assassinated, India And World Mourn
- Canada Welcome European Refugees
- New Indoor Mark Set For Mile
- Disputes Mar Winter Olympics In Switzerland
(public domain stock footage) 1948 BW 9 min |
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| keywords: mahatma gandhi, european refugees, lou costello, horse racing, winter carnival, winter olympics, olympic games |
NEWSREELS: 1948 - FEBRUARY 11
- Mardi Gras In New Orleans
- Carnival Time On The French Riviera
- Tampa Florida Surrenders To 'Pirates'
- Snow Sculptors Vie For Top Honors In New York
- Golden Gloves Boxing In New York
(public domain stock footage) 1948 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: mardi gras new orleans, french riviera, pirates, margaret truman, golden gloves boxing, lipton cup yacht race |
NEWSREELS: 1948 - APRIL 26
- Dutch Royalty Honors Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
- Emergency Cord Cause Of Fatal Train Wreck
- Reconstruction In Berlin Germany
- Seattle Motorcycle Mud Derby
- Mad Hatters For Hollywood
(public domain stock footage) 1948 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: united nations, aid for children, motorcycle mud derby, wrestling, eleanor roosevelt, train wreck, train crash |
NEWSREELS: 1948 - MAY 18
- Jews Defend Their New Zion State
- Paris France Hosts Princess Elizabeth And Consort
- The Famous Gather For Celebrity Golf Charity Event
- Racehorse 'Citation' Wins Preakness
(public domain stock footage) 1948 BW 6 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: new state of israel, golf charity event, racehorse 'citation', preakness, princess elizasbeth of england |
NEWSREELS: 1948 - MAY 20
- Jews Fight To Hold Onto New State Of Israel
(public domain stock footage) 1948 BW 2 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: middle east, new nation of israel, jews in palestine, tel aviv |
NEWSREELS: 1948 - MAY 24
- Dr. Chaim Weizmann President Of Israel
- President Harry S. Truman Visits Boys School
- New Russian Envoy Arrives In New York City
- DC-3 Aircraft Used To Map Earth
(public domain stock footage) 1948 BW 4 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: dr. chaim weizmann president of israel, governor thomas e. dewey, president harry s. truman, dc-3 airplane |
NEWSREELS: 1948 - MAY 27
- Pres. Truman Meets Pres. Weizmann Of Israel
- Annual Congressional Baseball Democrats vs. Republicans
- British Soccer Champs Trounce U.S. All-Star Soccer Team
(public domain stock footage) 1948 BW 3min |
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| keywords: president truman, president weizmann of israel, sports, democrat baseball team, republican baseball team |
NEWSREELS: 1948 - SEPTEMBER 20
- Assassinated Count Folke Bernadotte Mourned
- Presidential Race Harry S. Truman And Thomas E. Dewey
- Air Force F-86 Sabre Jet Sets New Speed Record
(public domain stock footage) 1948 BW 4min |
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| keywords: un, mediator count folke bernadotte, assassination, 1948 presidential race, thomas e. dewey, harry s. truman |
NEWSREELS: 1948 - NOVEMBER 3
- Greece Honors Its Heroes Of WWII
- Palestine 1948 Arab-Israeli War
- President Harry S. Truman Wins 1948 Presidential Election
(public domain stock footage) 1948 BW 5 min (SILENT) |
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| keywords: middle east crisis, arab-israeli war, 1948 presidential election, president harry s. truman, thomas e. dewey |
NEWSREELS: 1949 YEAR IN REVIEW - HEADLINES
- Inauguration Of President Harry S. Truman For A 2nd Term
- Berlin Airlift Forces Russians To Lift Berlin Blockade
- World Squares Off Between Demomocracy And Communism
- Wedding Bells For Hollywood Film Star Rita Hayworth
- The Power Of The Atom Bomb Changes The World
(public domain stock footage) 1949 BW 7 min |
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| keywords: president harry s. truman, berlin airlift, cardinal mindszenty, rita hayworth, atom bomb |
NEWSREELS: 1949 - JANUARY 3
- Special Holiday Show By The Great Bob Hope!
- Highlights Of The Bowl Games
- Earthquake Rocks Maria Madre Island
(public domain stock footage) 1949 BW 10 min (PARTIAL) |
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| keywords: football, rose bowl, cotton bowl, orange bowl, sugar bowl, boxing |
NEWSREELS: 1949 - JANUARY 10
- Assassinated Premier of Egypt Buried
- Tragedy Strikes Air Show In Miami FL
- Jeanne Crow Crowned Queen At Press Photographers Fete
- The New Governor Fuller Warren of Florida
(public domain stock footage) 1949 BW 10min (SOUND) |
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| keywords: former secretary of state george c. marshall, premier mahoud fahmi el nokrashi, lockheed f-80 shooting star |
NEWSREELS: 1949 - JANUARY 20
- Inauguration Of Harry S. Truman As President
(public domain stock footage) 1949 BW 8 min (PARTIAL SND) |
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| keywords: washington d.c., presidential inauguration, president harry s. truman |
NEWSREELS: 1949 - FEBRUARY 24
- First President Of Israel Inaugurated
- Mardi Gras In New Orleans And In Europe Its Viareggio
- Irene Dunne Appeals For Help On Behalf Of The Red Cross
(public domain stock footage) 1949 BW 7min |
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| keywords: first president of israel chaim weizmann, mardi gras, viareggio, irene dunne, the red cross |
NEWSREELS: 1949 - MARCH 21
- Home Of Atomic Bomb Opens To The Public
- Test Of New Rocket Fuel Fizzles
- 12th National Invitation Basketball Tournament
(public domain stock footage) 1949 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: Atomic Program, Oak Ridge TN, Shamrock Hotel Grand Opening, Motorcycling Mud Racing |
NEWSREELS: 1949 - JUNE 9
- Mobs Riot In Tokyo
- Graduation Day At West Point
- Sammy Mason America's Top Stunt Pilot
(public domain stock footage) 1949 BW 8 min |
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| keywords: tokyo riots, west point graduation, generalissimo franco, sammy mason stunt pilot |
NEWSREELS: 1949 - JUNE 16
- Adolph Hitler's Luxury Yacht Arrives In New York Harbor
- The KKK Gathers In Georgia
- Dewey Urges Continuence Of The Marshall Aid Plan
- Chimps Excell At Monkey Business
(public domain stock footage) 1949 BW 7 min (SOUND-SILENT) |
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| keywords: thomas e. dewey, exiled king of italy humbert, kkk, ku klux klan, chimps, chimpanzie, monkies |
NEWSREELS: 1949 - AUGUST 22
- A Mystery As A Prototype Flying Saucer Is Found In Maryland
- Switzerland Opens Its Underground Mountain Forts
- Gar Wood Demonstrates His Twin-Hulled Venturi Boat
- Sophie Tucker Becomes Member Of The Mohawk Tribe
(public domain stock footage) 1949 BW 11min |
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| keywords: Flying Saucer Prototypes, Maginot Forts, Twin-Hulled Venturi Boat, Entertainer Sophie Tucker |
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DON'T FORGET TO VISIT OUR FLASHBACK 1920's - 1940's SECTION!
Flashback 1920's - 1940's stock footage takes a look back at fashion, lifestyles, events and the Gee Whiz trends in this 30 year span of history. Our Public Domain Stock Footage titles touches on just about everything from this frenetically paced time, from world events to political upheaveals to entertainment. |
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