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Newsreels: 1951 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1951 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1951. 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 1951 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1951. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51011)
U.N. COUNTER-ATTACK SUCCESS IN DRIVE TO SEOUL
Allied counter-thrusts press within 12 miles of Seoul following the capture of Suwon. Superior fire power and tank attacks spearhead the advance.
CANADIAN BRIDGE TRAGEDY - ACCIDENT OR RED SABOTAGE?
Four die as a railroad bridge over the Saint Maurice River suddenly collapses under the weight of a train. Charges of Red sabotage are made in the provincial legislature.
RACEHORSING OUTSIDER COPS MATURITY AT SANTA ANITA
Racehorse 'Great Circle', an eleven to one shot gallops off with racing’s richest purse at Santa Anita Racetrack. He romps home with $140,000 for his owner.
AIRCRAFT CARRIER 'TARAWA' RE-COMMISSIONED
The aircraft carrier 'Tarawa', named for one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific, goes back into service at Brooklyn Navy Yard, as part of the general mobilization program.
BASEBALL IMMORTALS GATHER ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Tris Speaker and George Sisler gather, among many others, as Mayor Impellitteri unveils a plaque commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the National League.
THE FOUR CHAPLAINS OF WORLD WAR II HONORED WITH A CHAPEL
The Chapel of the Four Chaplains is dedicated by President Harry S. Truman to the memory of four clergymen, representing three faiths, who gave their lives for soldiers on the transport Dorchester during World War two.
NEW FIGURE SKATING CHAMP IS CROWNED
Lovely sixteen year old Sonya Klopfer becomes America’s new figure skating queen, while Dick Button displays his superb artistry in retaining his crown. |
| keywords: war, combat, korean war, bridge collapse, santa anita horseracing, aircraft carrier 'tarawa', baseball, ty cobb |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51012)
COMMUTER TRAIN DISASTER IN NEW YORK
With 82 known dead and the toll rising rapidly, one of the worst tragedies in America’s railroad history goes on record. Five hundred are injured as a commuter train from New York plunges from a temporary trestle.
GOP’s CELEBRATE AT DINNER
Twelve thousand of the party faithful gather for a box supper to hear Mr. Republican Taft and others unleash their blasts at the Administration.
JUDO vs. WRESTLING
The great Japanese Judo expert squares off against Bobby Managoff, Canadian heavyweight wrestling champ. The results are somewhat confusing but always entertaining.
RIDE ‘EM COWBOY
If a cayuse has to fling you, it couldn’t happen in nicer surroundings. But they land just as hard. |
| keywords: commuter train derailment, republicans, g.o.p., gop, judo, wrestling, horseback riding |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51014)
U.N. FORCES BLUNT NEW DRIVE BY CHINESE COMMUNISTS IN KOREA
Late newsreel films from the fighting front in Korea show the tremendous concentrations of tanks and guns that helped slow down the latest Red attack in the central sector. Dramatic scenes of Allied forces in action, and pictures of troops aiding pitiful refugees.
WEATHER ON RAMPAGE!
Two days of heavy rain bring flood woes to thousands in fertile farm valleys. Coast Guardsmen rescue hundred stranded by flood waters.
RAMPAGING RIVERS INUNDATE SMALL VILLAGE IN ITALY
IThe weather story is the same in small Italian village, inundated by rampaging rivers.
RIVER ICE ENDANGERS DRINKING WATER IN COLUMBIA
Ice-jammed Susquehanna puts Columbia’s water works out of commission, periling thousands. Drinking water has to be brought in by trucks.
AVALANCHES STRIKE ALPINE RESORTS IN AUSTRIA
New avalanches raise death toll already in hundreds. Two Alpine resorts are hit hard by cascades of snow and ice.
LEAVENWORTH SKI JUMP
Norse exchange student, Torbjorn Falkanger, walks away with top honors in ski meet. He jumps 265 and 268 feet to win first place.
MOTORCYCLE MUDBATH IN ENGLAND
Fifty cycle champs get away in annual Motorcycle Scramble, but only one finishes and you’d hardly recognize him. It’s a bit of a do in the goo!
NEW YORK WESTMINISTER DOG SHOW
The Boxer again walks off with 'best in show' honors. Coveted canine award this year goes to Ch. Bang Away of Sirrah Crest, California-bred champion who wins over 2,500 other entries. |
| keywords: war, combat, korean war, avalanche, ski jumping, motorcyle mud racing, new york westminister dog show |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51015)
U.N. FORCES AT GATES OF SEOUL AS RED DRIVE STALLS
Late films from the fighting front in Korea, where the latest Communist offensive has been checked by Americans and their United Nations allies, now poised on the banks of the Han River opposite Seoul. Transport aircraft called 'Flying Boxcars' bring arms and supplies to fighting units in the central sector.
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN REVIEWS ARMY'S LATEST WEAPONS
President Harry S. Truman arrives in a rainstorm to see the Army’s latest guns, tanks and other weapons hitherto on the secret list. New light tank is among items on list shown to Mr. Truman.
ARMY RELEASES BOY SOLDIER FROM SERVICE
13-year-old George Raymundo falsified his birth certificate to get in the Army, but now he’s on his way home again. His mother traced him to Aberdeen and the Army let him go, reluctantly.
HURRICANE LASHES SPAIN
Spectacular pictures of high winds and waves that lash the Spanish coast, damaging sea-wall and causing excessive damage. At height of storm, waves are breaking high in the air.
TRAINER IS A SOCCER-OO
Here’s an ingenious training device turned out by the Dutch who are soccer fans deluxe. The amazing trainer teaches a player to do almost anything, and roughs him up doing it.
'BONZO' THE CHIMP GREETED IN N.Y.
'Bonzo', Hollywood’s chimpanzee star of “Bedtime For Bonzo,” gets a typical Big Town welcome as he arrives for a week visit. The amusing simian screen star goes to his hotel and starts phoning his friends.
BARREL JUMPING THE FIRST SINCE 1926
The first barrel jumping championship since 1926 brings out a big field of pretenders to the title; settles a lot of scores; and provides plenty of action and spills. |
| keywords: war, combat, korean war, president harry s. truman, 'bonzo' chimpanzee, bedtime for bonzo, barrel jumping |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51016)
RE-ARMING THE FORCES OF DEMOCRACY
Guns and reconditioned tanks roll off the line as the Nation’s biggest arsenal swings into high gear. Arms for the United Nations and America’s allies in the Atlantic Pact flow in a steady stream.
TOKYO BLIZZARD BLANKETS CITY
The Japanese capital has its heaviest snow fall in fifteen years. Seventeen inches blanket the city as high winds pile the snow into towering drifts.
NEW YORK CITY GOLDEN GLOVES
The twenty-fifth Golden Gloves tourney ends up in its usual slam bang fashion. The action is furious and the kayoes are frequent.
INDUSTRY BOOMS IN PUERTO RICO
A million and a half dollar textile mill marks the hundredth industry under the island’s 'Operation Bootstrap' – a program of economic development.
SLED THRILLS IN GERMANY
Just for added thrills, sled demons take on a bob-sled run with pint size sleds and the results are spectacular.
CAR STACKING REACHING NEW HEIGHTS IN SPOKANE
Drive your car onto a lift and it’s whisked away to upper stories. They’re stacked up like hot cakes and may solve the city’s parking headaches.
CLIFF DIVERS DAZZLING AND DANGEROUS IN THE BAHAMAS
From sixty-five foot cliffs, divers plunge into the Caribbean in a series of dazzling performances. |
| keywords: re-armenent, tokyo blizzard, golden gloves boxing, sledding, cliff diving, bahamas |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51017)
U.N. FORCES PUSH STEADILY FORWARD
Latest films from the fighting front in Korea, where the United Nations allies drive steadily forward toward the 38th Parallel, General Douglas MacArthur flies to the front lines to view the fighting with General Matthew Ridgeway and top UN commander. Tanks and guns open up on Red positions as the ground forces slog forward.
BRITISH JET BOMBER ARRIVES FOR VISIT
Britain’s twin-jet Canberra bomber, which set a new mark flying East to West across the Atlantic, arrives at Andrews Field, where Air Force officials will examine it for possible U.S. construction.
WHITE HOUSE PRESS PHOTOS
President Harry S. Truman looks over some of the prize winning photographs, and presents awards to the prize-winner press photographers, for the White House News association exhibit.
'HARVEY' STAR JIMMIE STEWART GETS AWARD
Jimmie Stewart, star of the Hollywood hit 'Harvey', receives the Look Award for outstanding film work. Bob Hope presents the award also to Bette Davis for her great screen characterizations.
OLYMPIC DIVING STARS IN EXHIBITION
Three members of the U.S. team going to South America for the Pan American Olympics, work out at the Deauville Pool. Spectacular action scenes of spectacular diving stars in action.
OLYMPIC SKI JUMPING TRYOUTS AT IRON MOUNTAIN
Try-outs for the Olympic team brings out the spectators, and the great jumping stars, for a thrilling two-day session of Winter thrills. Art Tokle cops first place with a leap of 281 feet.
LADY WRESTLING ACTION
Nell Stwart of Texas versus Gloria Baratina of Maryland in a grunt and groan match at Turner’s Arena. Blonde Nell is an old hand at modified mayhem but Gorgeous Gloria, ex-opera singer, crashes through to a fall. |
| Keywords: war, combat, korean war, british canberra jet bomber, jimmie stewart, olympic diving stars, women's wrestling |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51018)
PARIS FASHION IN THE SPRING
The City of Light and fashion center of the world unveils its newest creations for spring. Members of the 'haute couture' fraternity outdo themselves to bring chic to the women of the free world.
CIVILIAN DEFENDERS AGAINST ATOMIC ATTACK
Secretary of Defense George Marshall swears in members of the medical emergency defense units in the city that is considered most likely to atomic attack.
CITRUS FIESTA
Cloverland, Califormia plays host to the forty-ninth of the state’s tribute to its citrus crop. Beautiful girls and colorful fruit entries make it a spectacular affair.
FRYING EGGS USING AN ELECTRO-MAGNETIC FIELD?
Eggs frying in the air? But yes. At the exhibition of the Electicite de France, a tray is suspended in mid air, and eggs are fried – in an electro-magnetic field.
MOTORCYCLE RACES AT DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
The hot rods of motorcycle gather to burn up the hard-packed sands. Lots of spill and lots of speed.
A PORPOISE WITH PURPOSE
'Flippy' the porpoise with everything but a college degree, jumps through hoops, rings bells and rolls over like a pup at his home in Marineland, Florida.
NEW YORK CITY GOLDEN GLOVES BOXING
As usual, the finals of the eastern Golden Gloves finals pack dynamite and action. It takes a camera to record the lightning kayoes. |
| keywords: paris spring fashion, civil defense, world war III, motorcyle racing, daytona beach, porpoise, dolphin, boxing |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51019)
OPERATION TO RESCUE TO SPANISH TOWNS SNOW BOUND FOR 50 DAYS
Two Spanish towns are relieved after being snow-bound for 50 days. For six days and nights, a truck convoy pushes its way through towering drifts to reach the beleaguered towns. Food is brought to the half starved residents.
NEW ENVOY ARRIVES TO SPAIN
After a lapse of several years, Stanton Griffis receives a royal welcome from the citizens and officials of Madrid as he arrives to present his credentials to Generalissimo Francisco Franco.
SUB KILLER
It takes sub to catch a sub. The navy launches its K-One, specially designed to search out and destroy enemy submarines. It has all the latest developments in electronic detection equipment.
DEATH LURKS ON THE CURVES
Stan Bonham walks off, or should we say, slides off with both the two man and four man record during the Olympics tryouts on the dangerous Mount Hovenberg course.
THE AIRCRAFT SEAT EJECTOR IS DEMONSTRATED
The newest in aircraft escape devices is graphically demonstrated to trainees. Each airman is shot aloft on a one hundred ten foot tower being catapulted by a thirty-seven millimeter shell. This is to teach him the newest methods of escape from a disabled aircraft.
SPRINT TRAINING FOR BASEBALL
The Phils national League champs in nineteen fifty swing into action at Clearwater Florida. A new hopeful, Tom Casagrande who signed for forty thousand dollars is on the roster. The Whiz Kids are on their way to make it two in a row, while the World Champion Yankees start their workout under boss man Casey Stengel at Phoenix Arizona. |
| keywords: generalissimo francisco franco, aircraft ejection seat, pro baseball |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51020)
ALLIES SLOG THROUGH A SEA OF MUD
In a sea of mud the Allies slog ahead, towing mired vehicles from ooze that is hub deep, while over head the U.N. planes strafe everything in the path of the advancing troops.
SAN FRANCISCO ROLLS OUT THE CARPET FOR RETURNING MARINES
San Francisco rolls out the carpet for 1,000 returning marines of the First division, repatriated under the newly adopted rotation system.
PARIS CONFERENCE MEET TO DISCUSS MEETING
Deputies of the four big powers – France, England, Russia and the United States meet to map an agenda for a future meeting by the foreign ministers.
NEWLY FORMED JAPANESE POLICE TRAIN HARD
The newly formed national police reserves undergo rigorous training on the island of Hokkaido. In deep snows they undergo forced marches to bring them to a peak of physical fitness.
OLYMPIC SKI HOPEFULS
Big Mountain tests the skill of America’s best, both in slalom and down-hill races. The course plunges 2,500 feet down almost perpendicularly. Fifty men and twenty women took part in a thrilling exhibition held during a blinding snowstorm.
ANIMAL ACTORS HAVE THEIR OWN VERSION OF THE 'OSCARS'
LOS ANGELES – Outstanding animal actors get their “Patsies”, awarded by the American Humane Society. Top honors go to Francis, Universal-International’s talking mule star.
DODGERS TAKE TO THE FIELD WITH A NEW MANAGER
The Dodgers take the field under a new manager – Chuck Dressen. With the key players in superb spring condition, the hopes of Brooklyn fans run high. |
| keywords: war, combat, korean war, paris conference, japanese national police force, animal 'oscars', brooklyn dodgers |
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