1950s USA NATIONAL ANTHEM TV SIGN-OFF AND CIVIL WAR HISTORY FILM XD29525

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This short film from the Department of Defense begins with an instrumental version of the USA National Anthem, probably used as a TV sign-off in the 1950s. It contains images of the Stars and Stripes, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Plymouth Rock, the Washington Monument, Capitol building, and images of U.S. Army troops and weapons in formation. At (1:27), "The Civil War" presents a brief history of the war between the states, using battle footage from a Hollywood production. At (2:11) the film shows the Confederate Army and comments about the spirit of the "rebel". At (3:19) the Union Army is shown in combat. At (3:49) the "grim and heroic figures in blue and gray" are celebrated as the names of battles are shown, including Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. The film ends with the War Department seal and spoken lines celebrating the Army of the Republic and ends with the line "the Union forever."
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[@Nunofurdambiznez]

Opening sequence, The Star Bangled Banner, gave me GOOSEBUMPS, especially today, on our day of Independence!! Excellent job!

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Glad you enjoyed it! You must be our favorite kind of person -- a PATRIOT !

[@facebook51ify]

​@@PeriscopeFilmit was in 1966 that I first saw the national anthem on Wednesday in 1966 that was on WAII now WXIA. Thanks for the memories. Needs to be corrected.

[@charlylucky7508]

Loved the beginning. Thanks on this 4th Of July.

[@jaminova_1969]

This concludes our broadcast day!

[@kwm123123]

There's more history in this 5 minutes than most kids get in 4 years of high school 😮

[@startrekmike]

Well. That is what years of direct attacks on the public school system has done. There is a narrative that it is "because of the teachers" or "because of the progressives" but the reality is that public schools have been under direct assault for decades by conservative/religious special interest groups who see private schools, charter schools, and home schooling as a better alternative (mostly because it keeps the poor and other races from getting a proper education while their preferred programs get all the government education funding.

[@tylerufen]

good weekend to you too..! 😊

[@DrFiero]

Someone put in the closing screen backwards on purpose?

[@PeriscopeFilm]

This reel of film, for whatever reason, was "flopped" so the only way to fix it was to flop the closing screen in scanning.

[@DrFiero]

@@PeriscopeFilm - as long as you/someone noticed, and it was 'intentional'! :)

[@MichaelMitchRailfan2009]

0:08 WABC or WRCA (later renamed to WNBC) played this national anthem after they signed off for the day, after the anthem, there would be a test pattern tone display on people TV

[@barrymccockiner6641]

What about the F-16 with the Anthem? That was another good signoff

[@jonred6870]

At the time this was filmed, there may have been a few veterans from the civil war still alive

[@jingbahmcmillansaveukraine6559]

This is rare

[@tnwhiskey68]

I can appreciate how they played up both sides, they were all Americans after all. They ultimately blamed the failed government, not the people.

[@user-cvbnm]

I don't think this was in the 1950's this has the 50 star flag, so its from either 1960 or 1961

[@Just_Crushing]

History getting ready to rhyme perhaps?

[@arlLaFong]

If this was from the '50s, wouldn't it be a 48 star flag?

[@bridgetmcallister5499]

I think this is must be 1960s film, as the flag has 50 stars

[@ethericbliss23]

"Patriotism"... one HECK of a drug...

[@Acer_Maximinus]

*White nationalism

[@mikedrown2721]

🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱

[@bolasblancas420]

Traitors will always lose.

[@luckynedpepper9030]

The north invaded the South, bro.

[@bolasblancas420]

@@luckynedpepper9030 and won… you forgot to say that.

[@3b1d5c]

And the patriots of 1776 were traitors to Great Britain, but won. So ..yea

[@sliob]

nah, south started it with attack on fort sumter.