Universal Newsreel -- World War II and More

Pallet #9^Box #90021^Five Unversal newreel stories -- 1947^^1) Note: first clip is incomplete.^2) British airforce is shown on the Beach of Gunther on May 26th 1940.^3) Footage of the British Air Force taking off into the skis during August 1942 in a story on how the British Forces joined with the French to battle the rise of Naziism. Close - ups are shown of battleships firing cannons and allied airplanes dropping bombs.^4) Additionally there is footage of some of the people that were wounded in the war.^5) German footage found after the war gives a Nazi viewpoint of the Battle of Britain on August 8th, 1940.^6) The attack shows British ships being bombed and buildings burning.^7) Cannons are shown being fired from in front of Big Ben.^8) There is also footage of the night raids on London and shots of factories burning.^9) The Fire Brigaide is shown trying to fighting the fires.^10) Churchill is shown visiting devastated areas of London and being greeted by the people that live there.^11) Footage of the Nazi battleship the Graf Spee that was bombed by the British on December 14th, 1939. ^12) Headlines show that all 36 men on board the ship were killed in a battle with the British Fleet.^13)After the attack the Nazi's decided to blow up the remains of the ship and the footage shows the ship sinking.^[Keyword: World War II. Britain. England. London.]^^14) In 1947 a record 46" of snow fell on New York City.^15) Children are shown playing in the snowmen and building snowmen while others try to utilize plows and shovels to make the city accessible again.^16) After the storm, milk trucks are shown with snow chains, attempting to deliver their dairy to families.^17) A dog is shown trying to make its way thru the piles of snow.^[Keyword: Blizzard. Winter.]^^18) Some short clips of different sports are shown including Babe Ruth as a Dodgers coach visiting his old team the New York Yankees, Horse racing in Maryland, John Cunningham running in a race, Wimbledon Tennis and Joe Louis Boxing.^[Keyword: Sports. Baseball. Horseracing. Running.]^^19) Miss America Contest in which Miss Ohio was the winner. [Keyword: Beauty Pageant. Beauty Contest]^^20) Jungleland California: baby hippo and trainer; trainer and hippo kiss. [Keyword: Animal Antics]