North Korean prisoners of war
North Korean prisoners captured as 1st Marine Regiment moved into Seoul, South Korea, September 27, 1950.
Korean War, 1950-1953
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul, South Korea burning during the early stages of the Korean War.
North Korean railcars
The remains of nine North Korean boxcars, once loaded with ammunition. They had been heading for Seoul, when hit by Air Force B-26 bombers, near Susaik, South Korea.
North Korean anti-aircraft guns
General Frank Lowe looks over anti-aircraft guns placed by the enemy in Pyongyang, North Korea. These weapons were near a monument commemorating the North Korean liberation by the Soviet Union in 1945.
General Walker and General MacArthur in Pyongyang, Korea
General Walton Walker and General Douglas MacArthur at the Pyongyang, Korea air field.
Korean War
North Korean tank burning in Pyongyang, Korea.
North Korean prisoners
North Korean prisoners watched over by an American soldier just outside Pyongyang, Korea.
President Harry S. Truman Addressing the Nation Over the Radio
President Harry S. Truman during the broadcast in which he urged the proclamation of a national emergency because of the situation in Korea.
President Truman Addressing the Crowd at Wake Island
From left to right, Press Secretary Charles Ross, General Douglas MacArthur (the back of his head), Admiral Arthur Radford, President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Omar Bradley at Wake Island. President Truman is presenting a citation to General MacArthur. Others in the background are unidentified.
Declaration of Hostilities in Korea
Newsreel footage primarily concerning President Truman's speech of July 28, 1950 to the American people about the Korean War, and also news reports of the war. Other scenes on this film show President Truman signing various bills, traveling to a reunion of the 35th Division, and presenting a medal to Vice President Alben Barkley.