Mitch ellisonce and allison finkelstein. Says but this is a compilation of mostly u. S. Army video core footage. Ae idea was to create america did which was to build the bring the war to a close. How have the propaganda been intended by the government . Reassureas intended to a justns they fought for cause. There was quite a bit of backlash against world war i. This is the era where you see america retreat into neutrality, the rejection of the league of nations. A littled have given bit of a boost of morale. Where are the films held today . Mitchell the original copies are maintained by the National Archives. They are being digitized and placed on the National Archives Youtube Channel so anyone can watch these at any time. Is themer preservation of this type of film a difficult art . To review mays have copies that have scratches. We have a staff that will meticulously go through and check to make sure each scene is clear. Often it came with that sort of transferred from whatever Gover
Mitch ellisonce and allison finkelstein. Says but this is a compilation of mostly u. S. Army video core footage. Ae idea was to create america did which was to build the bring the war to a close. How have the propaganda been intended by the government . Reassureas intended to a justns they fought for cause. There was quite a bit of backlash against world war i. This is the era where you see america retreat into neutrality, the rejection of the league of nations. A littled have given bit of a boost of morale. Where are the films held today . Mitchell the original copies are maintained by the National Archives. They are being digitized and placed on the National Archives Youtube Channel so anyone can watch these at any time. Is themer preservation of this type of film a difficult art . To review mays have copies that have scratches. We have a staff that will meticulously go through and check to make sure each scene is clear. Often it came with that sort of transferred from whatever Gover
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America, we present america goes over. We invited two scholars to provide context and commentary throughout the film, which was made by the u. S. Army signal corps. America goes over is one of many silent films the National Archives has restored. This is about an hour. Welcome to reel america. Let me introduce mitch and allison. As we get started, how are these kinds of films made at the time . Who saw them . In the case of this film, it was done by the United States government. It was a compilation of footage by cameramen overseas to promote what america did, which was help bring the war to a close. It was released after the war was over. So, how would the propaganda have been intended by the government at that point in time . This was intended to reassure americans they fought for a just cause. There was quite a bit of backlash against world war i. This is the era where you see america retreat into neutrality, the rejection of the league of nations. This kind of film would have given