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Newsreels: 1949 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1949 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1949. 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 1949 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1949. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49041)
TORNADOES KILL 45
Ripping a path through five Midwestern states, tornadoes take a toll of 45 lives and injure more than 200. A thousand homes are razed, and damage runs into the millions.
NEW YORK HAILS PRESIDENT DUTRA
NEW YORK – The traditional ticker tape greets Brazil’s president as he rides along Broadway in a parade that is the beginning of a series of welcome ceremonies.
TULIP TIME
It’s tulip time in Holland, Michigan, that is, and all the Dutch costumes and dances are dusted off for the occasion.
AIR GIANT CARRIES 309
ALAMEDA – The navy’s Marshall Mars flying boat takes off with 301 passengers and crew of eight, the largest load ever carried by air.
MISTER MUSCLES
CLEVELAND – Jack Delinger cops the title of Mister America, with the form and muscles divine, while the gals oh and ah at the display of male pulchritude.
ROCK-A-BYE BABY
NEW YORK – Junior meets his match when he starts sounding off in the small hours. A motorized crib sends him right back to slumberland, and mom gets some rest.
LOS ANGELES RELAYS
LOS ANGELES – Bob Werk of U.C.L.A. wins the 100-yard dash in the ninth Annual Relays at the Coliseum. But the sensation of the show is the visiting Dutch housewife, Fanny Blankers-Coen who shows speed that won her Olympic laurels. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49042)
FOUR POWERS MEET IN PARIS
PARIS – America, Britain and France reject Russia’s proposal of a four-power rule for all of Germany, including the Ruhr.
REDS TAKE SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI – As the Communists walk into the city virtually unopposed, villages and installations on the outskirts are put to the torch.
QUEEN OF GREECE CARES FOR TOTS
GREECE – Queen Fredericka visits one of several refugees she has founded for youngsters orphaned by guerilla warfare. She gets a rousing welcome.
NAVY HEAD SWORN IN
WASHINGTON – Francis Mattews is sworn in as Secretary of the Navy succeeding John L. Sullivan who resigned when a giant flattop was cancelled.
OYSTER TREES
PUERTO RICO – It’s a fact they grow on the roots of trees bordering the sea. Harvesting them seems to be fun and decorative.
READING AIDS
LONDON – Mrs. Lewis Douglas, wife of the ambassador presents paralytics with devices which turn the page at a nudge from the chin, and project micro-film of books on to the ceiling.
DI-MAG STILL OUT
NEW YORK – Another workout in batting practice convinces the Yankee slugger that the heel is not yet ready for play. He’ll try again.
MOTOR JOCKIES
TACOMA – The best riders in the northwest tackle Blue Barrons hill which is just about straight up. They buck and spin but no soap unless you count bruises. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49043)
LILLIENTHAL DEFENDS ATOM PROGRAM CONDUCT
WASHINGTON – The chairman of atomic energy commission replies to charges of the disappearance of uranium and the appointment of two top members over the protest of its own security officer, at a joint congressional committee.
DUTRA VISITS TVA
Brazil’s president shows keen interest in the giant power project, some of which he hopes to start in his own country.
ALI BABA’S CAVE DISCOVERED
EGYPT – Limestone quarrying operations near Cairo uncover the cave in which Ali Baba and his forty thieves secreted their fabulous loot.
NEW SOVIET ENVOY SWORN IN
WASHINGTON – Retired Admiral Alan Kirk is sworn in as new ambassador to Moscow – one of the most difficult assignments in the diplomatic field.
ROLLER VANITIES
PARIS – Parisians are treated to the roller skating art at its best. Uncle Sam’s nieces and nephews show the grace that can be put into gliding on wheels.
CUT IN OUT
BRECKENRIDGE, TEXAS – A beautiful exhibition of horse against doggie. The doggie is cut out of the herd and wants back, but let him try.
GEN. CLAY COMES HOME
MARIETTA, GA. – General Lucius Clay’s home town folks give him an ovation as he returns to retire, full honors and a job well done. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49044)
RITA AND ALY WED
FRANCE – The sleepy Riviera village of Vallauris becomes the center of romance’s stage as glamorous Rita Hayworth weds her Prince amid the pomp and glitter that would outshine one of Rita’s pictures.
GRADUATION DAY
Columbia’s new president, General Eisenhower bestows honorary degrees on old comrades Generals Bradley and Clay, while Annapolis celebrates its traditional color presentation.
GLAMOUR MULE
Francis, not only becomes the official political emblem for Rhode Island democrats, but she flies to Hollywood to take the title role in Universal-International’s new picture.
HOLLAND WINS AUTO CLASSIC
INDIANAPOLIS – Bill Holland sets a new record of 121 miles an hour to take the grueling 500-mile Memorial day race. Some spectacular crashes mark the event. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49045)
PRESIDENT HONORS GEN. MARSHALL
WASHINGTON – President Truman joins representatives of the Marshall Plan nations in paying tribute to the man whose plan has made peace a possibility.
MISS PRESS PHOTOG
ATLANTIC CITY – Lovelies of ten states and cities give the Press Photographers a hard time in deciding. But Miss Chicago finally wins the nod for nineteen-forty-nine.
MAY DAY IN MOSCOW
MOSCOW – As Stalin looks on benignly, Russians stage a monster demonstration of military might in Red Square, while new jet fighters roar overhead.
MIDDIES GRADUATE
ANNAPOLIS – Seven hundred and ninety midshipmen get those welcome diplomas from Secretary of the Navy Matthews and those middy-caps hit the ceiling as they become ensigns.
DERBY DAY
ENGLAND – Britons, including the royal family, witness one of the most thrilling finishes in the classic’s long history as Mimbus wins a foto-finish in a three-horse battle.
GOLFING CELEBRITIES
ARLINGTON – Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and government heads do their stint for child delinquency at the annual charity affair. It was worth the admission. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49047)
TRUMAN DEDICATES MEMORIAL STADIUM
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – After leading a parade with his World War One buddies, the president warns against cutting foreign aid and the fight against Communism.
“CALAMITY JANE” RIDES AGAIN
DALLAS – The world premiere of Universal-International’s picture, starring Yvonne de Carlo and Howard Duff, brings to life the spirit of the old west, and Dallas does full justice to it.
WILL ROGERS MEMORIAL
SARANAC, N.Y. – The Will Rogers Memorial hospital is turned over to Variety Clubs for operation as a research center for tuberculosis.
DROP THE HANDKERCHIEF
FRANCE – This is getting a flag the hard way. The Frenchman riding the strut of a light plane scoops a flag off the ground.
THE DOC COPS THE OPEN
MEDINA, ILL. – Dr. Carey Middlecoff, Memphis dentist tops the field with a sparkling 286. Hard luck Sammy Snead tied with Clayton Heafner for second honors.
TROOPING THE COLORS
ENGLAND – One of Britain’s most colorful traditions is revived after ten years. On the King’s birthday, all the pageantry of Old England attends the trooping of the Welsh guard colors, before the King and princess Elizabeth.
CAPOT WINS BELMONT
BELMONT – Capot romps home with the bacon, as Ponder makes a last ditch effort to beat him to the wire.
RODEO ROUGHOUSE
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – It’s a jarring jam session when broncs, brahma steers and cow pokes miss. When the dust clears, the critters have won again. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49049)
NEW ARMY HEAD IS SWORN IN
WASHINGTON – Forty-year old Gordon Gray takes over as army chief. He is sworn in by Defense Secretary Johnson, as his predecessor Kenneth Royall looks on.
BEACH TREASURE
LOS ANGELES – A new monster beach cleaner comes up with a small fortune in coins, trinkets lighters shed by careless bathers.
HOT ROD COPPERS
ENGLAND – At Hendon the police school shows to what extent they will go to nab speeders – through fiery hoops and obstacles. If you thing you can get away from these riders, you’re welcome to try.
FAST SERVICE
ENGLAND – The elite of London’s fleet footed waiters demonstrate how a bottle of bubbly can be gotten from here to there –with a few spills.
THE ASCOT
ENGLAND – Another of Britain’s racing classics is run off in an atmosphere of fashion, royal splendor and their majesties cheer home Lilali, who wins by a whisker in a tremendous finish.
HILLYBILLY AIR SHOW
VIRGINIA – So you don’t own an airstrip, well the Thrasher boys will show you the easy way. One guy drives the car with a platform on top. The other lands on it. It’s a cinch. Don’t try it.
FIREMEN’S HOLIDAY
HOLLAND – At Eindehoven, the smoke eaters like water so much that they kick a ball around with high pressure streams, somebody makes a goal but they all get wet. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49050)
WEST POINTERS GET PARATROOP BRIEFING
FORT BRAGG – Crack paratroopers stage a mass jump for the future officers, and also present an impressive spectacle of preparedness.
DROUGHT PERILS VEGETABLE CROP
LONG ISLAND – Thirty rainless days in New York’s metropolitan area, drives farmers to desperate measures and threatens to ruin the spring crops.
HEAVY CHAMP CROWNED
CHICAGO – Ezzard Charles wears the heavy-weight title, with reservations after his defeat of Jersey Joe Walcott. He still has to be recognized in New York state and England.
43 ESCAPE DEATH IN PLANE CRASH
MEMPHIS – Skillful handling brings an airliner down safely in a crash landing which ends with a collision with a tree.
MOTORCYCLE MARATHON
ISLAE OF MAN – Can you imagine anybody riding a motorcycle for 264 miles in a race. Well they do it on the Isle of Man with some unexpected results.
WIMBLEDON TENNIS
ENGLAND – Garner Mulloy and Ted Schroeder put on five set sizzler that has the fans on their feet. After trailing two sets, Schroeder turns on the steam and wins.
MASS PRODUCTION POULTRY
GERMANY – Six thousand chickens and ducks roll out of the incubators at Lemfoerde, and it takes twenty tons of food a day to feed them. |
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