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    Universal City Studios

    Universal City Studios put newsreels (Universal Newsreels) — produced from 1929 to 1967 — into the public domain, and gave film materials to the National Archives in 1976. Surviving materials from the entire collection are available at the National Archives and Records Administration in College Park, Maryland. (Wikipedia)

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    First Year Anniversary of the Berlin Wall (1962)
    Film / 
    Politics

    First Year Anniversary of the Berlin Wall (1962)

    Live footage of King Alexander’s Assassination (1934)
    Film / 
    Politics

    Live footage of King Alexander’s Assassination (1934)

    The Hindenburg Explodes (1937)
    Film

    The Hindenburg Explodes (1937)

    WW2 U.S. Soldier Drag Show (1942)
    Film / 
    War, Fashion, Novelty

    WW2 U.S. Soldier Drag Show (1942)

    Fashion Parade amongst the Ruins of Rome (1964)
    Film / 
    Fashion

    Fashion Parade amongst the Ruins of Rome (1964)

    Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style (1942)
    Film / 
    War

    Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style (1942)

    Early Footage From Space (1963)
    Film / 
    Technology, Space

    Early Footage From Space (1963)

    Farmer plays a song with ‘hand-farts’ (1933)
    Film / 
    The Arts, Novelty

    Farmer plays a song with ‘hand-farts’ (1933)

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