Overview
- Description
- 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
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Tokio, The Desolate City
- Duration
- 00:01:52
- Date
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Event:
1945 September 06
- Locale
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Tokyo,
Japan
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
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Producer:
Universal News
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Newsreels.
- 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
Master 410 Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 410 Video: One Inch - NTSC
Master 410 Video: One Inch - NTSC- Preservation
Preservation 410 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 410 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 410 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 410 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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- You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
- Copyright
- Public Domain
- Conditions on Use
- To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- 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 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
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- 2024-02-21 07:46:51
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