A record of international events that shaped the news in 1947. AFRICA HAILS ROYAL FAMILY shows the British Royal Family greeted by 5,000 Zulu warriors. STRIFE IN KOREA. PALESTINE CRISIS. US PRESIDENT”S GOOD WILL VISIT records President Truman’s visit to Mexico, Ottawa and Rio de Janiero. ROUND THE WORLD SOLO RECORD captures Bill Oden’s attempt to smash his own round-the-world flight record. NATURE ON RAMPAGE shows spring floods wreaking havoc in Warsaw as ice demolishes a railway bridge. HURRICANE RIPS EAST COAST presents Florida’s east coast being savaged by a hurricane. ROYAL ROMANCE follows Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip before their marriage. YANKS CAPTURE WORLD SERIES presents the highlights from the World Series final. TEXAS CITY DISASTER reports on the devastation caused by the explosion of a French freighter loaded with amonium nitrate, injuring 3,000 and killing 408.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312989
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Israel-Arab conflicts
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Disasters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Floods
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Hurricanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Disasters
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Marine accidents
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marine accidents
History → Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
History → Monarchy - Great Britain
History → Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Baseball
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Marine accidents
People → Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)