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Priceless World War II Films Discovered

An amazing collection of artifacts from World War II was discovered by the grandsons of a veteran from that War. Their grandfather was a photographer for the war effort documenting the preparation for and aftermath of D-Day. The film canisters found in his garage contain a wide array of footage ranging from aerial dog fights to personal footage of the veteran's own wedding.

Video of the story and film footage after the jump (from MSNBC):

By Jean-Yves BAXTER on 11 November 2008, 12:14 | Digitization - Archives | Permalink | one comment

 

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On 15 November 2008, 07:00 by jobino

I very much enjoyed these films, is it possible to see more of his films ?
Thanks

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