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Where to look when a U.S. Navy training film disappears

Bill Streifer Oct 7, 2017 10:08 AM

I found this interesting film on YouTube: "Nuclear Weapons Effects on NAVAL Ships Declassified," US NAVY training Film http://youtu.be/v28mVuPxYIk So I put it aside for later use.

But when I went back to view it (and ask NARA for a citation), it was no longer online. So I searched for the title, and ALL sites that hosted that same video no longer work.

Can a U.S. Navy training film be owned by an individual?

How do I find it at NARA?

Is it online on NARA's website?

If so, when was it made, etc.

Thanks.

Bill Streifer

Re: Where to look when a U.S. Navy training film disappears

Research Services at the National Archives Oct 10, 2017 1:43 PM (in response to Bill Streifer)

Dear Mr. Streifer,

A quick search of the National Archives Catalog led us to this film: Operation Crossroads from Record Group 428: General Records of the Department of the Navy. We cannot be certain that it is the same film you found online, but the description sounds similar. Please contact the Motion Pictures & Sound Recordings Branch at the National Archives in College Park, MD with questions about this or other films in our holdings. Their email address is mopix@nara.gov.

Additionally, you may wish to contact Naval History & Heritage Command in case the film is currently in their custody.

Best of luck with your ongoing search, and thank you for posting your question to the History Hub.

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