Newsreels from the UCLA Film and Television Archive

24 points by billfor 14 hours ago

What a treasure trove! If only we had this archive when I was in highschool history.

Here's HG Wells with rather underwhelming advice on turning the Great Depression around (ie: put economists in charge of things)

https://newsreels.net/v/2qgdq91

thomassmith65 - 9 hours ago

One of the most interesting newsreels... In 1933, an Anarchist attempted to assassinate newly-elected FDR, and a camera was rolling https://newsreels.net/v/4bf7ept

JLO64 - 9 hours ago

I would love to be able to download these in bulk to my Jellyfin server. That in conjunction with something like ErsatzTV would be fun to have running on my TV while I work at my current home office.