Tag: squirrels

A group of men holding still and movie cameras poses around President Truman.

Harry S. Truman and the “One More Club”: The President Makes a Movie

by US National Archives, posted in Motion Pictures

Today’s post is by Laurie Austin. Laurie is an audiovisual archivist at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. In honor of Home Movie Day 2020, Laurie is sharing the story of how President Truman came to turn his camera on the White House photographers, with delightful results. President Harry S. Truman had a fascinating relationship … Continue reading Harry S. Truman and the “One More Club”: The President Makes a Movie

Universal News Presents “A Whirl with the Squirrels”

by Heidi Holmstrom, posted in Films, Fun, Motion Pictures, Universal News Collection

Squirrels have long been popular in American culture. In 1959 Jay Ward introduced us to Rocky the Flying Squirrel and today we have the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and her squirrel friends. The Washington Post even has an annual squirrel photography contest. So it’s no surprise that in 1953 the producers of the Universal Newsreel series … Continue reading Universal News Presents “A Whirl with the Squirrels”