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Battle of Britain

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.311.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4713 | Film ID: 2864

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    Battle of Britain

    Overview

    Description
    Title: Yesterday's Big Story. Footage from the Battle of Britain, which began August 8, 1940, with pro-British, pro-Churchill narration. Stukas bomb supply convoys but are in turn shot down by shore batteries. Fires caused by bombs rage in London. Children are evacuated from London. Civilians reinforce buildings with sandbags. Panning aerial shot of the Great Fire of London, sometime between September and November, 1940. Churchill tours the devastation. Cheering Londoners.

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    Film Title
    Universal Newsreel
    Duration
    00:02:27
    Date
    Event:  August-November 1940
    Production:  1963 May 02
    Locale
    London, England
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: Universal News

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    01:37:42:00 to 01:40:09:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2864 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2864 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2864 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2864 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2864 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2864 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2864 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2864 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    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.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Footage ordered by Cortina Productions for use in USHMM special exhibition "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5097
    Source Archive Number: 200 UN 36-37
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:44:41
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