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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 Titles Listed By Year Available For Order Over The Phone: 800 - 921 - 2804 |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51061)
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN WARN AMERICANS TO BE ON GUARD
Before a huge throng on the occasion of Detroit’s 250th Anniversary, President Harry S. Truman issued a solemn warning that Americans must not be misled by Korean peace negotiations. In advocating rearmament, he tells his listeners that the Kremlin leaders have not changed their objectives.
AIR COMMAND POST IS THE NERVE CENTER FOR OUR NATION'S AIR DENFENSE
Deep in the Pentagon building lies the nerve center of the nation’s air defense. Night and day, the secret and heavily guarded rooms are on the alert, while an army of volunteers is being trained to relay vital information from all parts of the country.
HIGH WIRE, HIGH JINKS IN BRAZIL
A thousand feet over beautiful Rio de Janeiro Bay on a wire strung from Sugar Loaf mountain, intrepid acrobats provide a series of spine tingling chills.
RODEO ROUGH STUFF
With 'Francis' The Talking Mule looking on haughtily, buckaroos, broncs and bulls kick up the dust with teeth jarring contests. As usual the broncs and bulls win.
AAU SWIMMING CHAMPS
Amateur Athletic Union swimming events see some new stars emerge as seventeen-year-old Mary Freeman sweeps the backstroke honors and Hawaii’s Ford Konno takes the 800-meter free style race. Some of the most sparkling diving of the year is another feature of the meet. |
| keywords: president harry s. truman, high wire walking, rodeo, 'francis' the talking mule, auu swim meet |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51062)
U.N. TROOPS ALERT IN KOREA
Despite truce talks at Kaesong, Allied forces probe Red defenses and maintain battle line buffer demanded by negotiators, while South Koreans demonstrate in Seoul, demanding a united Korea.
BULLDOZER DROPS IN BY PARACHUTE FROM AN ARMY CARGO PLANE
A nine and a half ton bull-dozer is dropped gently to earth with six huge parachutes, after being released from an army cargo plane.
MODEL PLANE MEET IN TEXAS
Model plane builders from all over the nation meet to show their latest creations and the little replicas go through some startling maneuvers
BOXER SUGAR RAY ROBINSON RETURNS HOMES
Despite loss of his middleweight title in Europe, Sugar Ray Robinson gets an enthusiastic welcome home and congratulations for his work in the fight on cancer.
PORPOISE WITH PURPOSE
'Flippy', a porpoise with talent acts as tow boat for a fetching Miss and her dog and do a host of things you wouldn’t expect of a porpoise.
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN SIGNS PRICE BILL
The President reluctantly signs the wage and price bill sent to him by congress just five hours before the expiration of the old law. He also presents the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Henry A. Commiskey for conspicuous gallantry in Korea.
FRONTIER DAYS IN OREGON FOR CHIEF JOSEPH
A rodeo is only one of the events held to honor Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe. For a day a memory of the old west is re-created. |
| keywords: war, korean war, model planes, boxer sugar ray robinson, 'flippy' the porpoise, president harry s. truman |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51064)
KOREA TRUCE IMPASSE
First pictures of Communist truce violations that brought halt to peace parleys and sharp rebuke by General Matthew B. Ridgway in Tokyo. During latest sessions, newsreel cameras record armed Communists marching through the neutral area, and one pistol-packing commie threatens a cameraman.
CHILEAN WHALE HUNT IS A HUGE SUCCESS
Off Coast of Chile – Thrilling scenes aboard Chilean whalers in search of the big mammals in their ocean haunts. One big fellow gets away when the harpoon gun misses, but a bumper crop is brought back for valuable oil.
JAPANESE LAUNCH FREIGHTER
Another boost to Japan’s slowly-reviving industrial might is a freighter, launched amid Oriental fanfare and christened by Mrs. Ridgway, wife of the U.S. Commander in Japan.
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN RE-OPENS THE U.S.O.
President Truman comes to Union Station to officiate at the re-opening of the U.S.O. Travelers Aid Service men’s lounge. Mr. Truman turns over keys to spacious lounge aimed to make life easier for traveling GI Joe.
COPS HOST TO KIDDIES
'Prof' Russ Dotson and his pupils provoke plenty of laughs during a day’s session at school on the Steel Pier. It’s simple to learn. Outlandish costumes and plenty of splash. Chuckles by the bushel. |
| keywords: war, korean war, whale hunting, president harry s. truman |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51065)
HIROSHIMA – SIX YEARS AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB!
On the sixth anniversary of its atom-bomb devastation, Hiroshima prays for those who died and builds for those who live. Amazing rebuilding strides have been accomplished by this city which seeks peace on the ashes of war’s greatest catastrophe.
PARALYZED ARTIST SHOWS HIS DETERMINATION FOR HIS ART
Gilbert Provencher of New Hampshire stages a one-man show at the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Although paralyzed, this determined young man paints excellent pictures – the hard way.
HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES LEND AID TO CANCER FUND
All the glitter of Hollywood society is concentrated at a benefit for the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. Celebrities of the movie colony turn out to help combat the dread disease.
SELF-LIGHTING CIGARETTE DEMONSTRATED IN ITALY
Tired of matches and other smokers’ paraphernalia? Light up one of these novel cigarettes with the built-in lighting mouthpiece. You just strike it- and puff contentedly.
FILIPINO FILM STAR VISITS U.S.
Leopoldo Salcedo, Producer, and Miss Paralumin, one of the Philippines’ top starts, arrive to begin a coast to coast personal appearance tour. They plan future production in the U.S.
LONG ISLAND JUNIOR REGATTA
A host of youthful skippers are out to sail their home-made yachts on the lake. Tiny ships on a tiny ocean, but the thrills are large and everyone has a fine time.
SOAP BOX DERBY IS AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT
141 champs from all over the U.S., Alaska, Canada and even Germany race their home-made speedsters down the long incline at Derby Downs. The All-American Soap Box classic is won by Darwin Cooper of Pennsylvania. |
| keywords: hiroshima japan, self lighting cigarette, junior regatta, soap box derby |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51066)
AIR TRAGEDY AS BOMBER CRASHES INTO APARTMENT BUILDING
A B-50 bomber, designed to carry the atomic bomb to distant targets, crashes shortly after takeoff into an apartment building, enveloping it in a sea of burning gasoline. Six crew members and six occupants of the building lost their lives.
MOVIE MAKING AMID SCENIC GRANDEUR
High on Mount Hood amid scenes of breathtaking beauty, Universal-International’s western epic 'Bend of the River' takes shape with stars James Stewart and Julia Adams. Location work gives a preview of the rugged action in this superb production.
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN DEDICATES LEGION BUILDING
President Truman is the main speaker at the dedication of the American Legion’s new Washington headquarters building.
CARNIVAL IN JAPAN
The Japanese go festive at the Kamakura Festival with pretty girls and oriental mummery highlighting the beach carnival.
19 DIE IN ITALIAN FLOOD
A flash flood roaring down from the mountains near Lake Como, causes minor landslides and takes the lives of nineteen and wipes out farms.
THE BEAUTY OF SAIL IN THE COEWS REGATTA
England’s finest boats, manned by expert yachtsmen provide real thrills at the Coews Regatta, as they tear along in a stiff breeze.
ROUND THE WORLD IN AN AMPHIBIOUS JEEP
Mister and Mrs. Carlin of Australia arrive in Denmark a year after leaving Halifax in their amphibious jeep, on a projected round the world trip.
NEW SPAN OPENED JOINING NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
The $44,000,000 bridge over the Delaware, joining New Jersey and Delaware is dedicated and opens for traffic. |
| keywords: president harry s. truman, coews regatta, amphibious jeep, new jersey delaware bridge |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51068)
CARIBBEAN HURRICANE
Dramatic scenes of the violent hurricane that swept across the British West Indian island, bringing death to scores and leaving incredible scenes of damage in its wake. As the storm swept into Mexico, death and damage toll expected to increase sharply.
DEADLOCK IN KOREA PEACE TALKS
With the Communists threatening to break off the truce parleys with trumped-up charges of U.N. truce violations, the new deadlock in Korea adds to fears of a general war in the Orient. The fighting grows fiercer along the 138-mile front.
SAILING SHIP VISITS THE U.S.
The full-rigged ship 'Amerigo Vespucci' sails up the bay escorted by Italian destroyers turned over by the U.S. enroute to the Naval Academy, ship is inspected by American navy officers.
NEW YORK CITY FIGHTS THE GROWING SMOKE MENACE
Faced with growing menace from gaseous smoke over New York, officials take steps, including helicopter surveys, to combat the threat.
SEOUL, KOREA HAILS LIBERATION
Hailing the anniversary of liberation from the Japanese, massed throngs jam city square to applaud Korean and American officials hailing also liberation from communism.
MIDGET AUTO SETS NEW RECORDS ON THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS
On the Bonneville Salt Flats, Col. A.T. 'Goldie' Gardner of England races his streamlined midget auto to 16 new U.S. and International records. 6’3” Gardner drives his car in reclining position.
BULL-WHIP DEMONSTRATIONS FROM EXPERTS IN AUSTRALIA
Cowboy experts shows small fry helpers some pulse-tingling tricks with the Australian bull-whip. Like William Tell of old, cowboy ships apple off boy’s head, and even snaps a penny off his tongue. |
| keywords: hurricane, war, korean war, sailing ship 'amerigo vespucci', seoul korea, midget auto racing, bull whip |
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1951 (UE51069)
SPECTACULAR ARMY MANEUVERS AND PARADROPS
Great peacetime maneuvers reveal our defense strength, with thousand of paratroopers “hitting the silk” over the rugged terrain. Scores are hurt during the thrilling maneuvers, with troops facing jet “attacks” from the air.
ARGENTINES RALLY FOR PERONS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
Millions of Argentines parade to Independence Day Square to petition Juan Peron and his wife Evita to run for President and Vice-President on a husband-and-wife ticket.
HELICOPTER STUNT GIRL
Marilyn Rich takes off in a helicopter for death-defying stunts over N.Y. Skyline. Daring lassie’s stunt dramatizes new clothes-for-Korea relief drive.
DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ANDREI GROMYKO HERE FOR PARLEY
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister arrives on 'Queen Elizabeth' to attend Japanese Peace Conference at San Francisco. Gromyko says Russia has plans of her own for peace talks.
MARYLAND GOVERNOR LOOKING FOR CIVIL DEFENSE VOLENTEERS
Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin appeals for volunteers for the state’s Civil Defense program.
50 PASSENGERS PERISH IN CALIFORNIA PLANE CRASH
Wreckage of big airliner lies scattered on hillside, tomb of 50 persons including six in crew and eight children. Rescuers toil down slope removing bodies of the victims.
ACTOR RONALD REAGAN EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF RADIO FREE EUROPE
Ronald Reagan of Hollywood tells how Radio Free Europe has pierced the Iron Curtain and appeals for help to keep it operating.
THE SHERIFF’S RODEO AT THE MEMORIAL COLISEUM IN CALIFORNIA
98,000 jam the Memorial Coliseum for the big rodeo jamboree of the year, and witness exciting spectacle of cowboys versus bronchos and bulls in Wild West tradition.
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES BASEBALL
The World Series of the Little League. In thrilling final game, the Connecticut sluggers, aided by pitcher Andy Wasil, win a 3-0 shut-out victory over Texas. |
| keywords: paratroops, soviet deputy foreign minister andrei gromyko, actor ronald reagan, little league world series |
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