GERMAN ATROCITIES
Gruesome footage of conditions at Buchenwald and Dachau Concentration Camps immediately after their liberation.
(public domain films) 1945 30 min BW |
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| keywords: world war two, wwII, war crimes, mass murder, war atrocities, genocide, holocaust, concentration camp |
HINDENBURG DISASTER
While attempting to dock, the titanic German Zeppelin Hindenburg mysteriously catches fire and is utterly destroyed within minutes.
(public domain films) 1937 14 min BW |
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| keywords: new york state, new jersey, lakehurst naval air station, zeppelin, airship, dirigible, blimp, hindenburg, hydrogen |
JFK ASSASSINATION
Chilling film of the JFK assassination made for the U.S. Secret Service; uses maps ,on-site reenactments and multiple views.
(public domain films) 1964 22 min BW |
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| keywords: united states, texas, dallas, dealey plaza, assassination, president, john f. kennedy, jfk, secret service |
JFK FUNERAL SERVICE
President John F. Kennedy's funeral procession down Pennsylvania Avenue, lying in state and final resting place.
(public domain films) 1963 59 COL |
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| keywords: united states, washington d.c., president, funeral, john f. kennedy, jfk, arlington national cemetary |
ROBERT F. KENNEDY
AFTERMATH OF AN ASSASSINATION
Robert F. Kennedy, brother to JFK, falls to an assassin's bullets when he is killed while delivering his victory speech.
(public domain films) 1968 3 COL (SILENT) |
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| keywords: robert f kennedy, ambassador hotel, los angeles california, assassinated, assassination, assassin |
ROBERT F. KENNEDY - FUNERAL
A brief glimpse of the funeral of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.
(public domain films) 1968 BW 5 min |
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| keywords: senator robert f. kennedy funeral, st patricks cathedral, president lyndon b johnson, edward m kennedy |
THREE MILE ISLAND - REACTION TO A MELTDOWN
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Generating Plant accident in March 1979 near Harrisburg Pennsylvania was a partial core meltdown in Unit 2.
(public domain films) 1984 COL 9 min |
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| keywords: three mile island nuclear accident, nuclear generating plant, nuclear power plant |
NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND PRISONS
The horror of German Concentration Camps and Prisons, as documented by advancing Allied Armies during World War Two.
(public domain films) 1946 29 min BW |
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| keywords: world war two, wwII, war crimes, mass murder, war atrocities, genocide, holocaust, concentration camps |
NUREMBERG
Activities of the Nazi Party, the devastation they wrought during WWII, the Holocaust, medical experiments and War Crime Trials.
(public domain films) 1949 75 min BW |
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| keywords: world war two, wwII, nuremberg trials, war crimes, mass murder, war atrocities, german leaders |
| Natural Disasters - Public Domain Archive Film Stock Footage Library |
DISASTER STRIKES - VOLUME 1
Natural disasters, man-made disasters from massive fires to catastrophic earthquakes to devasting snow storms and drought.
(public domain films) 1930s - 1960s 24 min BW |
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| keywords: natural disasters, man-made disasters, flood, fire, drought, snowstorm, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquakes |
DISASTER STRIKES - VOLUME 2
Natural disasters, man-made disasters from a tragic air crash to destructive earthquakes to devasting tidal waves and floods.
(public domain films) 1950s - 1960s 15 min BW |
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| keywords: natural disasters, man-made disasters, earthquake, volcanoe, air crash, tidal wave, landslide, floods, flooding |
CALIFORNIA - OIL SPILL 1969
Oil spill off Los Angeles and Santa Barbara coastline brings oil sludge onto the beaches endangering environment and wildlife.
(public domain films) 1969 20 min COL (SILENT) |
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| keywords: environmental disaster, oil spill, santa barbara, off shore oil rig, oil cleanup crews |
EARTHQUAKES - ALASKA 1964
Alaska Earthquake. March 28,1964 at 05:36:14. Magnitude 9.2 Earthquake and ensuing tsunami took 125 lives.
(public domain films) 1965 37 min COL (SILENT) |
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| keywords: united states, alaska, natural disaster, earthquake, earthquakes, tidal wave, tsunami, damage, destruction |
EARTHQUAKES - SAN FRANCISCO 1906
Actual film footage of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. Includes footage of the city burning and aftermath.
(public domain films) Early 1906 41 min BW |
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| keywords: united states, cities, city, san francisco, natural disaster, 1906 earthquake, destruction, damage, fire |
WEATHER DISASTER - NEW ENGLAND FLOOD
Hurricane floods causes massive damage to the cities and towns near streams and rivers in southern New England.
(public domain films) 1955 BW 27 min |
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| keywords: hurricane flooding, new england coast, operation noah, red cross workers, president dwight d. eisenhower |
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