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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 (UE49091)
PRESIDDENT URGES WORLD BROTHERHOOD
WASHINGTON – Speaking before the National Conference of Christians and Jews, President Truman highlights Brotherhood Week with a stirring plea for religious and racial tolerance through the world.
BIG THREE MEET
PARIS – A solution of the problems attending the dismantling of German industry is seen as Foreign ministers of Britain and France and the United States wind up a session at four in the morning.
FAMILY REUNION
GERMANY – It’s a dramatic story when children, torn by war from their families are reunited after years through the patient efforts of the Red Cross.
FLAMES RAZE LIVERPOOL DOCK
ENGLAND – Raging out of control, flames in the busy port of Liverpool destroy valuable cargoes and virtually destroy a huge pier.
FOOTBALL!
NOTRE DAME ROUTS SO. CAROLINA
NEW YORK – It’s a shock to see mighty Notre Dame trailing 6 to 0 in the first three minutes of play. But the inevitable finally happened and after the final whistle the scoreboard read Notre Dame 42, the Tarheels 6.
ARMY EDGES PENN
PHILADELPHIA – Valiantly fighting Pennsylvania comes within two points of scoring the upset of the year, but finally yield to the Army power by the narrow margin of 14 to 13. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49092)
AIRBORNE BABY
NEW YORK – A truly international baby makes her debut eight thousand feet over the Atlantic and arrives hale and hearty to the land of her adoption, with her family, refugees from Poland.
SHAH VISITS U.S.
WASHINGTON – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran arrives for a month long visit to the U.S. to be greeted by President Truman ranking government dignitaries.
BLACK WOMEN HONOR BUNCHE
WASHINGTON – President Truman is principal speaker as the National Council of Negro Women honor Doctor Ralph Bunche for his services as mediator in Palestine.
NEW BOMBER UNVEILED
BALTIMORE – The newest thing in jet bombers is put through her paces. With three jet engines purring, the big ship is fast – but how fast only the Air Force knows, until further tests are made.
PUTTING ON THE DOG
NEW YORK – It’s a pooch parade in the grand manner, as the canine aristocracy models the latest in canine chapeaux and doggy styles.
FOOTBALL!
OKLAHOMA TROUNCES MISOURI
COLUMBIA, MO. – The unbeaten Sooners stay in the unbeaten ranks with a 27-7 victory over a bulky Missouri team. Spot passes and line smashing plunges provide the thrills for the spectators.
ORE. STATE UPSETS MICH. STATE
PORTLAND, ORE. – It’s one of the big upsets of the week when the underdog Beaver of Oregon State comes from behind in the closing minutes to topple Michigan State 25-20. An intercepted pass leads to the thrill of the game. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49093)
B-29 SURVIVORS TELL OF ORDEAL
BERMUDA – After three nights and four days adrift on a stormy Atlantic, 18 survivors of a Super-fort crash landing tell of their thrilling rescue by a Canadian destroyer, after the greatest air-sea search in peace time history.
VEEP IS WED
ST. LOUIS – Vice President Barkley is married to Mrs. Carleton Hadley as throngs gather to wish the 71-year old bridegroom and his attractive bride health and happiness.
FOOTBALL!
CALIFORNIA ROUTS STANFORD
PALO ALTO – The California Golden Bears win the right to play in the Rose Bowl again by defeating the Stanford Indians, 33-14.
TULANE UPSETS VIRGINIA
CHARLOTTESVILLE – The unbeaten Cavaliers run into trouble when they meet the Green Wave of Tulane. Aerials and long runs give Tulane a 28-14 victory.
YALE CRUSHES HARVARD
NEW HAVEN – In 66th meeting of traditional rivals, the Blue-clad gridders of Yale, sparked by Capt. Levi Jackson, smother the Harvard Cantabs, 29-6.
OHIO STATE TIES MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR – The Buckeyes of Ohio State rally in the fourth quarter to score seven vital points and tie Michigan, 7-7. So it’s Rose Bowl bound for the Buckeyes! |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49094)
WAR GAMES IN HAWAII
HAWAII – Two years of planning culminate in a mock attack and defense of installations of Oahu. Thirty thousand men make operation Miki look thrillingly realistic.
PRINCESS MARGARET AT FIRST HAT SHOW
LONDON – England’s leading designers trot out their latest creations for Princess Margaret Rose, who is wearing a very charming chapeau of her own.
JAPANESE PRINCE MEETS HOT DOG
TOKYO – Prince Akhito and his two sisters, after meeting Mrs. Douglas MacArthur at a horse show, have a go at hot dogs and enjoy them.
FLOATING DOWN TO MUNICH
GERMANY – A ten hour trip on a log raft provides thrills and magnificent scenery along the Isar river.
POMP AND PAGENTRY
INDIA – All the regal trappings of the fabulous maharajas is on display during a ten-day festival. Elephants and the royal cavalry make a brilliant showing and at night the palace is a mass of lights.
SKI DEBUT
MOUNT HOOD, ORE. – Demon skiers wax up the skis and make their first runs down beautiful Mount Hood, with a full assortment of spills for those who have gotten a little rusty during the summer months.
MADAME MATADOR
SPAIN – When Senorita Cintro tangles with the bull, the customers see not only a pretty bull fighting but a very pretty girl. Then there’s a group of gents who make like ten pins for the bull to knock down.
UNDERSTANDING DOG
AUSTRIA – Here’s a pooch who is understanding – literally. He supports a small boy balanced on his head. In fact he supports the family. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49095)
CHRISTMAS PREVIEW
From coast to coast, the sound of jingle bells is heard. In New York, millions line the sidewalks for a sight of monsters floating fifty feet in the air on helium. In Philadelphia the pageant of toys and Santa’s greeting enthralls the small fry, while in Hollywood motion picture folks put on a unique show of their own.
PLAQUE FOR MARSHALL
WASHINGTON – Once again soldier-statesman George C. Marshall is honored. President Truman presents him with a plaque for distinguished service given by the United States Conference of Mayors.
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA
ENGLAND – Britain’s military academy presents a silver service to West Point, as Sandursts cadets march their smartest.
NEW AMBASSADOR TO ARGENTINE
BUENOS AIRES – Stanton Griffis, newly appointed ambassador to the Argentine presents his credentials to President Juan Peron.
FOOTBALL
ARMY SCUTTLES NAVY
PHILADELPHIA – Before President Truman and 102,000 fans, the Army runs up the most crushing victory in service game history. Galiffa and Stephenson run wild to build up a 28-0 victory.
N.D. SWAMPS SO. CALIF.
SOUTH BEND – Irresistible Notre Dame rolls on – and over the Trojans, using aerials and ground power to grind out a 38-0 victory. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49096)
28 DIE IN PLANE CRASH
DALLAS – A big airliner is reduced to a flaming wreck as two of its engines fail while approaching for a landing. The plane crashes into a hangar, then a chemical plant. Miraculously 18 survive the holocaust.
DEATH MARKS THE BALLOT
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – The brother of the liberal candidate is slain, as Colombia goes to the polls to elect Laureano Gomez as their new conservative party president.
NEW SKY GIANT TAKES A BOW
LONG BEACH, CAL. – The army gets the Globe-master, new work horse of the air which can pack twenty-five tons and takes its load through the nose.
PRESIDENT AT EASE
KEY WEST – Once again the president and his family retreat to their winter Shangri-la. There Mister Truman shucks the cares of state and dons some exotic beach shirts.
FRENCH STRIKE FIZZLES
French Communists again stage a one-day general strike for “advertising” purposes. But is short lived as most unions refuse to join the work stoppage.
ARMY GETS TROPHY
NEW YORK – For the sixth time in seven years the cadets get the Lambert Trophy, emblematic of eastern football supremacy.
FLOODS AND STORMS SWEEP NORTHWEST
On the heels of ninety-mile gales and torrential rains, rivers overflow and 20 die in one of the worst storms in 40 years.
WATER SKI BUGS
FLORIDA – Twenty years ago water skiing was developed and the twentieth anniversary, the Aquamaids add skill and charm plus a few new twists to the original sport. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49097)
WATER SHORTAGE MENACES EAST
A water famine, brought on by two years of scant rainfall, leaves huge reservoirs almost empty. Long forgotten roads at their bottom come to life as the water recedes. Many cities face a desperate shortage.
NAVY’S SKYROCKET TOPS 700 M.P.H.
MUROC DRY LAKE, CALIF. – The navy’s newest super sonic plane crashes the sound barrier in three test runs, establishing a new unofficial world’s record.
5 DIE, 10 HURT IN FRENCH AIR CRASH
LYON – An airliner bound for Tunis, North Africa from Paris crashes into a hilltop, but miraculously 14 escape injury.
CHURCHILL IS 75
ENGLAND – Britain’s war time leader is feted on his seventy-fifth birthday and present to greet him is political foe Prime Minister Atlee.
N.D. NOSES OUT S.M.U. BY 27 TO 20
DALLAS – The Irish have to turn on full power against the Mustangs in a game that has the fans yelling themselves hoarse. Only a last minute drive keeps Notre Dame in the unbeaten ranks for 38 games.
EAGLES RIP GIANTS 24-3
NEW YORK – The Eagles soar high and when it’s all over there pro-rivals Giants, are reduced to midgets by lopsided 24 to 3 score. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49098)
ATLANTIC PACT DEFENSE PARLEY
PARIS – Military heads of 12 Atlantic Pact nations meet to map defense strategy for Western Europe. General Bradley, Defense Secretary Johnson and W. Averill Harriman represent the U.S.
GLOBE GIRDLING RECORD
NEW YORK – Thomas Lanphier, Pacific war ace, sets a new passenger plane record by girdling the globe in four days and 23 hours, commemorating the forty sixth anniversary of the flight at Kitty Hawk.
BUMPER HERRING CROP
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Sixty seven thousand tons herring pour into the holds of fishing boats, as thousands of gulls wait for a handout they don’t get.
LOUIS KAYOES VALENTINO
CHICAGO – The Brown Bomber shows he still has it as he batters Pat Valentino into submission, in eight rounds of a ten round exhibition.
STRONG FAMILY
CANADA – The six Bayerjon brothers show Max Baer, no weakling himself, what a set of family muscles can do – like lifting horses and pulling a bus with their teeth.
OREGON FIVE BEATS NYU
NEW YORK – The Oregon State Beavers win a thrill packed game from NYU’s Violets, getting a 49 to 45 decision in the final seconds of play.
HART GETS TROPHY
NEW YORK – The Heisman trophy for the outstanding football player of the year goes to Leon Hart, Notre Dame’s giant end.
CHINA’S PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN N.Y.
NEW YORK – Li Tsung Jen arrives for medical treatment. During his absence Chiang Kai Chek resumes leadership of the nationalist cause. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49099)
AIR FORCE TESTS ASSAULT TRANSPORT
WEST TRENTON, N.J. – The Chase XC-123 Assault Transport, a twin-engined craft designed to transport troops and supplies to forward combat areas, takes off for initial test flights – proves her wings for the Air Forces.
HISTORIC WARSHIP SUNK
OFF ENGLAND – H.M.S. Implacable, the oldest wooden warship in the world, is blown up and sunk, her usefulness outlived. The ship was originally French, fought against the British at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
GERMAN BYMNASTS COMPETE
BERLIN – First time in seven years – the famed Three-Cities championships. Skillful aerial artistry on the parallel and horizontal bars. Berliners are wild in their enthusiasm for the spectacular exhibition.
THE SHAH VISITS HOOVER DAM
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – One of the highlights of the Shah of Iran’s U.S. visit – a trip to Hoover Dam where the young monarch surveys the vast construction project he hopes to reproduce in his own water-starved land.
JEWELRY-SYMBOL OF BEAUTY
NEW YORK – The newest look in Diamonds for Milady. Styles in jewelry created by Cartier are dramatic proof that gems are not only ornaments, but help accentuate the personality of the wearer.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
SANTA’S GREETING TO ALL OF YOU
From his North Pole workshop, Santa Claus sends his merriest of Christmas greetings to each and every one of you. Such an array of wonderful toys for the children you’ll see here, and all the other sights and sounds we associate with this gladest of holidays. Choir boys singing a popular carol bring our holiday salute to a dramatic close. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1949 (UE49100)
ATOMIST SAYS WEST CAN STOP RED TIDE
WASHINGTON – Dr. Harold Urey, one of the foremost atomic bomb scientists says that only firmness and the Western Union can halt Red aggression.
4 DIE, 19 HURT IN PLANE CRASH
WASHINGTON – the Potomac River claims another victim as a Memphis to Washington flight gropes its way through the fog and loses the radar landing beam.
JACKIE ROBINSON GETS CARVER AWARD
NEW YORK – Jackie Robinson, the Dodger star second baseman receives the George Washington Carver award for his work in furthering better race relations.
CHRISTMAS CHEER GOES TO OUTPOSTS
LABRADOR – The men who man our weather outposts in the frozen north are not forgotten at Christmas. An army transport drops their Yule-tide cheer at widely scattered points.
KID ACROBATS
CALIFORNIA – From two to twelve, they give a vivid demonstration of how to fall gracefully and painlessly in a series of exhibitions that would tax the man on the flying trapeze.
NEW YEARS GREETINGS IN MANY LANGUAGES
WASHINGTON – Children of Washington’s embassies give their greetings to children all over the world, in their yearly ceremony. |
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