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US Army in Japan

Film | Accession Number: 1993.174.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0495 | Film ID: 410

Universal Newsreel, Vol. 18, No. 431. Release date, 09/06/1945.
According to UN advance information, "Tokio [sic], The Desolate City." As Yanks occupy the Japanese capital they see that Tokio is a ruined city. The antiquated Jap fire-fighting equipment was unable to save immense areas which were burned out by fire bomb raids. Yet, most of the buildings in the Mikado's compound are untouched.


Film Title
Tokio, The Desolate City
Duration
00:01:52
Date
Event:  1945 September 06
Locale
Tokyo, Japan
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Newsreels.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: Universal News
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
02:34:30:00 to 02:36:22:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 410 Video: One Inch - NTSC
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 410 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this collection of United Newsreel segments from the National Archives and Records Administration in March 1993. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Learning Center.
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 2060
Source Archive Number: 200 UN 18-431

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
No restrictions on use. Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain.
 
Record last modified: 2020-09-22 13:10:10
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