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Big Picture, Episode 211, The Work Horse of the Western Front
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 211 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1952), 28 mins
This Episode of The Big Picture, produced by the US Army Pictorial Service, is about the 30th infantry division, the Old Hickory, a famous National Guard Division in both World Wars I and II.
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 211 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1952), 28 mins
Description
This Episode of The Big Picture, produced by the US Army Pictorial Service, is about the 30th infantry division, the Old Hickory, a famous National Guard Division in both World Wars I and II.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1952
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Battles, Infantry, Military issue, Military maneuvers, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
Normandy, France, Germany
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Big Picture, Episode 328, Soldier in France
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 328 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1955), 28 mins
This episode of The Big Picture is about the experience of American soldiers in France.
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 328 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1955), 28 mins
Description
This episode of The Big Picture is about the experience of American soldiers in France.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1955
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Military bases, Military life, Military personnel, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
France, Germany
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Big Picture, Episode 380, 42nd Rainbow Division
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 380 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1957), 29 mins
Long hours spent in researching top film have uncovered some of the finest footage from World War I, covering the activities of the famed 42nd Infantry Division. To anyone who was around in those exciting days of the "Great War," when the victorious troops were coming home to parades up Fifth Avenue and Main Stree...
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 380 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1957), 29 mins
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Long hours spent in researching top film have uncovered some of the finest footage from World War I, covering the activities of the famed 42nd Infantry Division. To anyone who was around in those exciting days of the "Great War," when the victorious troops were coming home to parades up Fifth Avenue and Main Streets throughout the country, the name "42nd Rainbow Division" rings a bell loud and clear. In World War II, as well, the 42nd Division co...
Long hours spent in researching top film have uncovered some of the finest footage from World War I, covering the activities of the famed 42nd Infantry Division. To anyone who was around in those exciting days of the "Great War," when the victorious troops were coming home to parades up Fifth Avenue and Main Streets throughout the country, the name "42nd Rainbow Division" rings a bell loud and clear. In World War II, as well, the 42nd Division contributed to the victory in Europe and their action is graphically depicted on film. Nowadays the hallowed insignia of the Rainbow is worn by the crack 42nd Division of the New York National Guard. This episode covers an exciting span of eventful years as it looks up at the Men of the Rainbow.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Colleges and universities, Internment camps, Military maneuvers, Military occupation, Military personnel, Military training, Military units, World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
France, Germany
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Big Picture, Episode 465, The Army's "First"
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 465 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1960), 29 mins
It was in 1917 that the American Expeditionary Force under General John J. Pershing poured ashore in France, expecting to fight as a separate Army. However, it was not until July, 1918, that Pershing was able to create the First United States Army under his command. On film this episode becomes a chronological his...
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 465 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1960), 29 mins
Description
It was in 1917 that the American Expeditionary Force under General John J. Pershing poured ashore in France, expecting to fight as a separate Army. However, it was not until July, 1918, that Pershing was able to create the First United States Army under his command. On film this episode becomes a chronological history of the First Army from World War I to 1960. It is an extraordinary documentary of the First Army's 23rd Division that wrote a ch...
It was in 1917 that the American Expeditionary Force under General John J. Pershing poured ashore in France, expecting to fight as a separate Army. However, it was not until July, 1918, that Pershing was able to create the First United States Army under his command. On film this episode becomes a chronological history of the First Army from World War I to 1960. It is an extraordinary documentary of the First Army's 23rd Division that wrote a chapter of history unexcelled in accomplishment, unsurpassed in courage. Many men and many outfits captured the imagination of the American people. There was Sergeant Alvin York of the 83rd Division, Wild Bill Donovan's Fighting 69th, Major Charles Whittlesey's Lost Battalion, General Douglas MacArthur of the 42nd Division, and the glamorous "Hat in the Ring" Flying Squadron of Major Eddie Rickenbacker. Inactivated in 1919, First Army seemed for a few years a part of the past. But the complacency of the twenties soon gave way to European unrest and in 1933, Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur recreated First Army as part of a broad Army reorganization.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ned Calmer, 1907-1986
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Ned Calmer, 1907-1986
Topic / Theme
Military maneuvers, Military occupation, World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
France, Germany
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Big Picture, Episode 542, The USAREUR Story (Part 2)
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 542 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1961), 28 mins
These episodes spotlight the massive power and technical prowess of USAREUR, The United States Army in Europe. In two, thirty minute documentaries filmed in Europe by camera crews, the amazing story of what it takes to equip, train and back up the soldiers who defend the freedom of the Western Alliance unfolds in...
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 542 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1961), 28 mins
Description
These episodes spotlight the massive power and technical prowess of USAREUR, The United States Army in Europe. In two, thirty minute documentaries filmed in Europe by camera crews, the amazing story of what it takes to equip, train and back up the soldiers who defend the freedom of the Western Alliance unfolds in sight and sound. Scenes never before seen on film relate in graphic detail the scope and readiness of men and machines - from the masse...
These episodes spotlight the massive power and technical prowess of USAREUR, The United States Army in Europe. In two, thirty minute documentaries filmed in Europe by camera crews, the amazing story of what it takes to equip, train and back up the soldiers who defend the freedom of the Western Alliance unfolds in sight and sound. Scenes never before seen on film relate in graphic detail the scope and readiness of men and machines - from the massed might of the American Fourth Armored Division to the colorful spectacle of Italian Bersaglieri and Alpini troops. These forces are part of NATO which stands with USAREUR as a most effective deterrent to any would be aggressor.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Topic / Theme
Military personnel, Military training, Weapons and ordnance, Overseas duty, Propaganda, Cold War, 1945-1989, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
France, Germany, Italy
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Big Picture, Episode 546, The Famous Fourth
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 546 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1961), 29 mins
The Fourth Division's proud military history is traced through World War I and II and then brought into sharp focus on its present role as a member of STRAC - The Strategic Army Corps. The cameras follow the Fourth Division from its home base at Fort Lewis, Washington, as it tests its tactical capacity to be airli...
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 546 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1961), 29 mins
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The Fourth Division's proud military history is traced through World War I and II and then brought into sharp focus on its present role as a member of STRAC - The Strategic Army Corps. The cameras follow the Fourth Division from its home base at Fort Lewis, Washington, as it tests its tactical capacity to be airlifted 6,000 miles from Fort Lewis to West Germany to join other NATO forces in a combined military maneuver operation 'Longthrust.'
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1961
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Topic / Theme
Infantry, Invasions, Military maneuvers, D-Day Invasion, June 6, 1944, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
France, Germany
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Big Picture, Episode 772, 82nd Airborne Division
in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 772 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1970), 28 mins
Traces the history of the "All American" 82nd Airborne, the First Army Airborne Division, in World War II, in Santo Domingo in 1965, and in Vietnam.
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 772 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1970), 28 mins
Description
Traces the history of the "All American" 82nd Airborne, the First Army Airborne Division, in World War II, in Santo Domingo in 1965, and in Vietnam.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
William Wilson Quinn, 1907-2000
Date Published / Released
1970
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
William Wilson Quinn, 1907-2000
Topic / Theme
Battle preparations, Invasions, Military maneuvers, Military parades, Paratroops, Allied Invasion of Italy, September 3-8, 1943, D-Day Invasion, June 6, 1944, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
France, Germany, Italy
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United News, Release 118, 1944
in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1944, originally published 1944), 10 mins
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. A light plane conducts reconnaissance on Bougainville; artillery blasts Japanese positions; infantry units advance. 2. Governor Dewey welcomes the liberation of Paris. 3. Allied troops invade southern France; a coastal village is occupied after a r...
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in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1944, originally published 1944), 10 mins
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. A light plane conducts reconnaissance on Bougainville; artillery blasts Japanese positions; infantry units advance. 2. Governor Dewey welcomes the liberation of Paris. 3. Allied troops invade southern France; a coastal village is occupied after a raging battle between shore batteries and naval guns; French underground members welcome the allies.
UNITED NEWS
Produced by Unit...
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. A light plane conducts reconnaissance on Bougainville; artillery blasts Japanese positions; infantry units advance. 2. Governor Dewey welcomes the liberation of Paris. 3. Allied troops invade southern France; a coastal village is occupied after a raging battle between shore batteries and naval guns; French underground members welcome the allies.
UNITED NEWS
Produced by United Newsreel Corporation RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1, 1944. Contents Sheet No. 118
1. "GRASSHOPPER" PLANES ON BOUGAINVILLE.
a light plane conducts reconnaissance on Bougainville, flying slowly at tree-top level. Artillery blasts Japanese positions, thus revealed, and infantry units advance.
2. GOVERNOR DEWEY HAILS LIBERATION OF PARIS.
Gov. Dewey, speaking from the New York State Capitol, welcomes the liberation of Paris.
3. ALLIES LAND IN SOUTHERN FRANCE.
allied troops invade southern France near Toulon in a combined amphibious and airborne assault. A coastal village is occupied after a raging battle between coastal batteries and naval guns. French underground members welcome the allies. Shows Gen. Patch, James Forrestal, and Adm. Hewitt in a landing craft.
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Date Written / Recorded
1944
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1944-09-01, 1944
Publisher
United Newsreel Corporation
Series
United News
Person Discussed
Thomas Edmund Dewey, 1902-1971
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Military strategy, War, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
France, Germany
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United News, Release 1052, 1945
in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1945, originally published 1945), 10 mins
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. France holds its first free municipal elections since liberation. 2. Occupation forces in Heidelberg print a newspaper and distribute it to eager citizens. 3. A French ship is loaded with grain and potatoes in Canada; airplanes drop food to the Dut...
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in United News (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: United Newsreel Corporation, 1945, originally published 1945), 10 mins
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. France holds its first free municipal elections since liberation. 2. Occupation forces in Heidelberg print a newspaper and distribute it to eager citizens. 3. A French ship is loaded with grain and potatoes in Canada; airplanes drop food to the Dutch in a UN operation. 4. German surrenders are received by General Montgomery from Admiral Friedeburg and by General Walter Smith fro...
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. France holds its first free municipal elections since liberation. 2. Occupation forces in Heidelberg print a newspaper and distribute it to eager citizens. 3. A French ship is loaded with grain and potatoes in Canada; airplanes drop food to the Dutch in a UN operation. 4. German surrenders are received by General Montgomery from Admiral Friedeburg and by General Walter Smith from General Jodl; General Eisenhower speaks.
UNITED NEWS
Produced by United Newsreel Corporation RELEASED: May 1945 Contents Sheet No. 1052
1) Free vote for France
France holds its first free municipal elections since liberation.
2) Allied news for Germany
occupation forces in Heidelberg print a newspaper and distribute it to eager citizens.
3) Food for Europe
a French ship is loaded with grain and potatoes in Canada. Airplanes drop food to the Dutch in a UN operation.
4) Unconditional Surrender
German surrenders are received by Gen. Montgomery from Adm. Friedeburg and by Gen. Walter B. Smith from Gen. Jodl. Gen. Eisenhower speaks.
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Date Written / Recorded
1945
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Date Published / Released
1945-05-01, 1945
Publisher
United Newsreel Corporation
Series
United News
Topic / Theme
Postwar reconstruction, War, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
Germany, France
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Universal Newsreels, Release 29, April 9, 1959
in Universal Newsreels, Release 29 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1959, originally published 1959), 6 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features a zero-gravity test flight for astronauts.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 29 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1959, originally published 1959), 6 mins
Description
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features a zero-gravity test flight for astronauts.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #29
THE F(illegible text)T IN THE INDUSTRY
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
ZERO GRAVITY TEST FLIGHT
We see spaceman training in Ohio. Accompanying them is a civilian reporter who experiences zero gravity during the flight. Floating in mid-air - with the eas...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, features a zero-gravity test flight for astronauts.
UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL SYNOPSIS ISSUE #29
THE F(illegible text)T IN THE INDUSTRY
ADVANCE INFORMATION FOR NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND EXPLOITATION
ZERO GRAVITY TEST FLIGHT
We see spaceman training in Ohio. Accompanying them is a civilian reporter who experiences zero gravity during the flight. Floating in mid-air - with the ease of a breeze (??) suspending his body with strength of a single finger. Hand-stand style....All this and even harder to comprehend accomplishments from the Space Administration.
OSCAR HONORS:
Academy Awards Night in Hollywood. The film capital is aglow with scintillating stars - The elite of filmdom hails new royalty of the movie world at the Thirty-First Motion Picture Academy Awards. "GIGI", French musical claimed nine Oscars.
ARCTIC-HAUNTING NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE "SKATE" RETURNS HOME:
After her second historic transpolar voyage. This one in the dead of Arctic winter. The "SKATE'S" Captain, Commander Joames F. Calvert, 36-years-old, and members of the crew receive awards at New London, Conn.
FASHION PIRACY:
Films from Germany uncover fashion pirates at work. They employ every trick of the trade to copy exclusive new designs, Results are admirable. The method, well, that's something else again.
NOSTALGIC NEWS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY
Themes. Scenes. Schemes. They don't change much over the years. Here we see Teachers in Chicago protesting pay injustice. 5,000 instructors are joined by sympathetic students and parents in a march thru the Loop in angry demonstration../..
Strikes spread across the nation. Jolting the economy. Violence and hardship abound. Presidential intervention brings about settlement of the auto industry strike../
F.D.R. sails away on Vincent Astor's yacht for a brief fishing holiday../
New cars rolled off the assembly lines...Shiny, 1934 models../
In France, tests of a newly devised non-skid tire tread are interrupted when another car, with old-fashion tires, skid-prone, skids in the rain - killing a woman pedestrian in this camera close-up.
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Date Written / Recorded
1959
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Fred Maness
Date Published / Released
1959-04-09, 1959
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Fred Maness
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Military training, Space exploration, Space Race, 1957-1975, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Place Discussed
France, Germany, United States
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