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Narrated in first person by a Jeep, this 1943 Office of War information film talked about wartime production and uses of the vehicle. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring …

This 1943 Office of War Information film showed how historically black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses, and soldiers. It featured Tuskegee In…

Created for the Office of War Information by director William Wyler and a crew of photographers, this film documents several missions of the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber in 1943. In May of that…

This 1943 Office of War Information film showcased the different ways women contributed to the war effort. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films…

This 1944 Office of War Information film showed how a small town in Alabama, crowded with war industry workers, comes together to build a community. It followed town committees working to fi…

This 1945 Office of War Information United Newsreel includes five stories: President Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for a fourth term in a ceremony at the White House, a Coast Guard helic…

This Academy Award-winning short documentary takes viewers on a tour through the Library’s reading rooms and facilities, highlighting how the institution benefits the public and scholars wor…

This Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating …

This 1944 film was made by the U.S. Office of War Information’s Overseas Motion Picture Bureau. It details the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, which was founded in 1933 to…

U.S. Office of War Information newsreel uses film shot by French resistance fighters to tell the story of the August 25, 1944 liberation of Paris during World War II.

This 1945 Office of War Information World War II newsreel includes stories about the Battle of Iwo Jima, the Pact of Chapultepec, Navy planes attacking the Tokyo area, and the Allies overrun…

This U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion and the June 5, 1944, liberation of Rome.

This U.S. Office of War Information newsreel tells the story of the August 25, 1944, liberation of Paris by Allied forces.

Narrated by actor Henry Fonda, this film dramatizes the gradual realization by a town’s citizens that they must contribute to the war effort. Prior to Pearl Harbor, the local National Guard …

Tuesday in November is a 1945 United States Office of War Information - Overseas Division film detailing the process of voting during the 1944 election, in which President Franklin Roosevelt…

This U.S. Office of War Information newsreel is on the 1944 presidential election results, when FDR defeated Gov. Thomas Dewey (R-New York) for an unprecedented fourth term.

This June 1944 U.S. Office of War Information newsreel includes four stories: “Republicans Nominate Dewey,” "New Government Installed in Rome," “Roosevelt Signs Soldiers Bill,” and “China Bu…

This U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on events relating to VE Day - the May 8, 1945, surrender of Nazi Germany. German generals are shown signing the unconditional surrender …

U.S. Office of War Information newsreel depicting Franklin Roosevelt’s April, 1945 funeral and scenes of new President Truman including him speaking to a joint session of congress.

This Office of War Information United Newsreel summarizes events of the year 1945 in ten minutes.