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Big Picture, Episode 237, Hawaiian Defense
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 237 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1953), 28 mins
This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series takes viewers to the tropical islands of Hawaii, whose strategic geographical location puts a great deal of stress on the military activities within the isles. This video examines the summer training of the National Guard in Hawaii.
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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 237 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1953), 28 mins
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This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series takes viewers to the tropical islands of Hawaii, whose strategic geographical location puts a great deal of stress on the military activities within the isles. This video examines the summer training of the National Guard in Hawaii.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Churches, Military life, Military occupation, Military training, Postwar reconstruction, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Big Picture, Episode 254, Japan--Our Far East Partner
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 254 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1953), 28 mins
Japan is the key to the fate of the Far East. Once again for the second time in the march of modern history those words have urgent reality. But now there is a difference in their meaning. THE BIG PICTURE cameras focus on the United States Army which has come to know Japan well in recent years -- in war, in occupa...
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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 254 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1953), 28 mins
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Japan is the key to the fate of the Far East. Once again for the second time in the march of modern history those words have urgent reality. But now there is a difference in their meaning. THE BIG PICTURE cameras focus on the United States Army which has come to know Japan well in recent years -- in war, in occupation, and finally, in partnership. In the record of that relationship there can be found the changing symbol of Japan's place in the Fa...
Japan is the key to the fate of the Far East. Once again for the second time in the march of modern history those words have urgent reality. But now there is a difference in their meaning. THE BIG PICTURE cameras focus on the United States Army which has come to know Japan well in recent years -- in war, in occupation, and finally, in partnership. In the record of that relationship there can be found the changing symbol of Japan's place in the Far East. Once it was a symbol of destruction. Today we look upon it with hope as a symbol of stability.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Cultural assimilation, Cultural identity, Humanitarian aid, Industry, International relations, Military occupation, Postwar reconstruction, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Big Picture, Episode 255, Rebirth of Seoul
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 255 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1953), 10 mins
In Korea, the aggressor's challenge was met and turned back by the United Forces of the world's free nations. Yet in the backwash of war there always remains a second challenge -- the thousands of orphans, the millions of homeless, the countless villages and cities ravaged and almost completely destroyed. Our came...
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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 255 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1953), 10 mins
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In Korea, the aggressor's challenge was met and turned back by the United Forces of the world's free nations. Yet in the backwash of war there always remains a second challenge -- the thousands of orphans, the millions of homeless, the countless villages and cities ravaged and almost completely destroyed. Our cameras focus on one such city, Seoul, the Capital of the Republic of Korea. It is the story of a city twice the parade ground of Communist...
In Korea, the aggressor's challenge was met and turned back by the United Forces of the world's free nations. Yet in the backwash of war there always remains a second challenge -- the thousands of orphans, the millions of homeless, the countless villages and cities ravaged and almost completely destroyed. Our cameras focus on one such city, Seoul, the Capital of the Republic of Korea. It is the story of a city twice the parade ground of Communist troops, four times a battlefield. Rebirth of Seoul is also the story of man's enduring will to triumph in the face of the greatest adversity. With other free members of the United Nations, the United States met the Communist attack in Korea with bravery and sacrifice. Today, Americans, individually and through our government, are responding to the needs of the people of South Korea with generosity and compassion.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Humanitarian aid, Military aid, Military occupation, Postwar reconstruction, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960)
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Big Picture, Episode 285, Defense of Japan
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 285 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1954), 28 mins
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's 'The Big Picture' television series, 1950-1975. The departure of many American troops from the Far East is part of a major change in U.S. s...
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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 285 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1954), 28 mins
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Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's 'The Big Picture' television series, 1950-1975. The departure of many American troops from the Far East is part of a major change in U.S. strategy. In this film presentation, the story of Japan's defense is told. Back in the post-war years, the United States provided Americ...
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's 'The Big Picture' television series, 1950-1975. The departure of many American troops from the Far East is part of a major change in U.S. strategy. In this film presentation, the story of Japan's defense is told. Back in the post-war years, the United States provided American instructors to help the Japanese police in their training. 'The Big Picture' shows in a similar way, how we are guiding a new Japanese military organization, so that it may become capable of undertaking the difficult responsibility of National Defense. The Soviet threat to our West is being met by helping Japan defend itself and by standing behind her with our own forces in the event of Soviet attack.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1954
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Military occupation, Postwar reconstruction, Cold War, 1945-1989, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Big Picture, Episode 286, Pictorial Report Number 10
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 286 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1954), 28 mins
Three subjects are covered by Signal Corps cameramen in Germany and Korea. The first, "Berlin MP Patrol," takes place one hundred miles deep in the Soviet zone of Germany. Here, every day, one finds a silent but ceaseless struggle for supremacy between our way of life and the slave state way. From free Berlin, the...
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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 286 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1954), 28 mins
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Three subjects are covered by Signal Corps cameramen in Germany and Korea. The first, "Berlin MP Patrol," takes place one hundred miles deep in the Soviet zone of Germany. Here, every day, one finds a silent but ceaseless struggle for supremacy between our way of life and the slave state way. From free Berlin, the camera moves westward to the next picture story. The locale is the "Rhine Engineer Depot," most modern of its kind in Europe, located...
Three subjects are covered by Signal Corps cameramen in Germany and Korea. The first, "Berlin MP Patrol," takes place one hundred miles deep in the Soviet zone of Germany. Here, every day, one finds a silent but ceaseless struggle for supremacy between our way of life and the slave state way. From free Berlin, the camera moves westward to the next picture story. The locale is the "Rhine Engineer Depot," most modern of its kind in Europe, located on the outskirts of Kaiserslauten, Germany. For the last story, THE BIG PICTURE camera crews film Army light planes in operation in Korea. The scene is the Eighth Army Airstrip. Just as in the Korean War when it performed many key jobs, the light plane still plays an important role today.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1954
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Factories, Law enforcement, Military life, Military occupation, Military personnel, Photography, Train stations, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Big Picture, Episode 324, Pictorial Report Number 18
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 324 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1955), 28 mins
This episode of The Big Picture is about American troops withdrawing from Austria, a jungle warfare training center in Panama, and a cooks tour of Washington, DC.
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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 324 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1955), 28 mins
Description
This episode of The Big Picture is about American troops withdrawing from Austria, a jungle warfare training center in Panama, and a cooks tour of Washington, DC.
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
International relations, Military life, Military occupation, Military personnel, Military training, Military withdrawals, Postwar reconstruction, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Big Picture, Episode 326, Division in Europe
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 326 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1955), 28 mins
The story of two young Army privates who have recently been sent from their training camps in the U.S. to join the 2nd Armored, a division in Europe.
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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 326 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1955), 28 mins
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The story of two young Army privates who have recently been sent from their training camps in the U.S. to join the 2nd Armored, a division in Europe.
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 life, Military maneuvers, Military occupation, Military personnel, Military training, Berlin Blockade, Berlin, Germany, 1948-1949, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Big Picture, Episode 347, Pictorial Report Number 24
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 347 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1956), 27 mins
Covers training and activity of "The Chaplain School" at Fort Slocum, N.Y. Here is the only school of its kind in the world where "Soldiers of God" train and prepare themselves for a spiritual mission of answering to the religious and moral needs of men of the United States Army -- wherever they are stationed, whe...
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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 347 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1956), 27 mins
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Covers training and activity of "The Chaplain School" at Fort Slocum, N.Y. Here is the only school of its kind in the world where "Soldiers of God" train and prepare themselves for a spiritual mission of answering to the religious and moral needs of men of the United States Army -- wherever they are stationed, wherever they may be called. At the Chaplain School it is assumed that the student is fully prepared by his church for his religious dutie...
Covers training and activity of "The Chaplain School" at Fort Slocum, N.Y. Here is the only school of its kind in the world where "Soldiers of God" train and prepare themselves for a spiritual mission of answering to the religious and moral needs of men of the United States Army -- wherever they are stationed, wherever they may be called. At the Chaplain School it is assumed that the student is fully prepared by his church for his religious duties. As the camera moves in for close-up scenes, television viewers will better understand the effort concentrated to help chaplains to supplement their religious training with the knowledge and understanding of their future military pastorate. For a second story on this pictorial report, Signal Corps cameramen traveled to another part of the world, over six thousand miles away, on a small rocky island. Here men are seen in combat; men fighting an invisible enemy -- disease. On the island of Okinawa "Keystone of the Pacific," a preventive medicine team, joins with other medical facilities provided by the Army to make the American fighting men the best cared for soldier in military history.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Queen
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Queen
Topic / Theme
Clergy, Food safety, Military occupation, Military personnel, Military training, General medical conditions, Sanitation, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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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)
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Big Picture, Episode 402, Why NATO
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 402 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1957), 29 mins
The story of NATO -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. As shown in this episode, the United States as a founding member of this vital international body, has demonstrated to the world the importance we place on the closest association between the members of the Atlantic community. Throughout history, nations...
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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 402 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1957), 29 mins
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The story of NATO -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. As shown in this episode, the United States as a founding member of this vital international body, has demonstrated to the world the importance we place on the closest association between the members of the Atlantic community. Throughout history, nations have sought through treaties and alliances with other nations, to maintain their security and remain free from attack. But not until t...
The story of NATO -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. As shown in this episode, the United States as a founding member of this vital international body, has demonstrated to the world the importance we place on the closest association between the members of the Atlantic community. Throughout history, nations have sought through treaties and alliances with other nations, to maintain their security and remain free from attack. But not until the twentieth century did the concept of national security become worldwide in its scope. World Wars I and II and the Korean War proved beyond any doubt that when one free nation anywhere is threatened by aggression, the safety of all free nations is ultimately at stake. Dramatically presented on film, the United States is shown in its strategic role as leader in the free world and its alliance with other nations dedicated to the preservation of peace and the welfare of mankind.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Edward R. Murrow, 1908-1965
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
United States. Army Pictorial Service
Series
Big Picture
Speaker / Narrator
Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972, Edward R. Murrow, 1908-1965
Person Discussed
Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969
Topic / Theme
International relations, Military occupation, Cold War, 1945-1989, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, Berlin Blockade, Berlin, Germany, 1948-1949, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960)
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