DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
901 M STREET SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Basic Information On The Availability Of Official Motion Pictures Of
Naval Subjects filmed by U.S. Navy
Motion picture materials are divided into two types. One is "Stock
footage", which is unedited film, essentially as it comes from the
camera. The other is the "production", which is the highly edited
product normally seen on television and in theaters.
All of the Navy's motion picture stock footage for the World War II
period and up to 1967 is currently held by the National Archives at:
National Archives II
Motion Picture Branch
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, Maryland
(301) 713-7060.
Very little motion picture footage has survived for many notable incidents
and naval subjects. If you are researching recent official Navy motion picture
productions, you should contact:
Chief of Navy Information
Department of the Navy
Washington, DC 20350-1200
When inquiring about productions, provide as much information as possible
about the title, subject, date, and if possible, the stock number of the
items in question.
12 May 1996