Exploring National Archives Holdings Through Animated GIFs
Dive into a fascinating collection of animated GIFs sourced from National Archives holdings, showcasing historical events, holidays, and Marine flag-raising over Iwo Jima in 1945. Discover the engaging world of government records brought to life through compelling visuals like motion pictures, photo series, and illustrations/images. Explore the diverse range of GIF subjects from space missions to vintage cartoons and vintage computing equipment, highlighting the rich history and lesser-known aspects of government films.
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GIFs from .Gov Records Animated GIFs from National Archives Holdings Darren A. Cole Office of Innovation, National Archives and Records Administration
Todays Document GIFs todaysdocument.tumblr.com Highlighting National Archives Holdings through: Historical Events Anniversaries Holidays Celebrations Marines raise flag over Iwo Jima, 1945 Motion Picture Films from United News Newsreels, 1942 - 1945 (3900+ notes on Tumblr) Why GIFs? Engaging; make Gov. records relevant Easy to access: no plugin req.; fast download & autoplay Highlight longer footage Cons: No sound Accessibility Issues Not supported on all platforms (Facebook)
National Archives Holdings & Sources: NARA Holdings Free Federal Government Records Public Domain (mostly*) Available at: catalog.archives.gov Woodsy Owl* Public Service Announcement Collection, ca. 1965 - ca. 1985 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/13463 Variety of Agency Sources, incl: Forest Service Dept. of Defense Dept. of Interior NASA Donated Materials* Types of Films: Newsreels World War II footage Training & Educational Films PSAs & Documentaries
Three Types of GIFs: Motion Pictures, Photo Series, & Illustrations/Images
The Eagle Has Landed, The Flight of Apollo 11 Space GIFs are always popular
Private SNAFU V. Malaria Mike, 1944 Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer Cartoons Make Great GIFs: minimal movement, simple lines, & static backgrounds
Right on the Button (IRS) Easy loop of vintage computing equipment
Pleasure of Your Company,1970 Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Not all Government Films are Boring Bureaucrats Dancing WAC from an Army Etiquette Training Film
Dance stars lead dog s life! Universal News Vol 3, Release 7, Jan 19, 1931 Newsreels from Universal News 1929-1967 (donated) News of the day, fun slice-of-life snapshots, historic events, celebrities, etc.
Hat Fashions Universal Newsreel Vol 29, #79, 09/27/1956 Quirky vintage fashion shows
GYRO FLIES TO CAPITAL! 12/19/1928 Gyrocopters in the news?
Richard Nixon meeting with Elvis Presley. 12/21/1970. Courtesy OurPresidents.tumblr.com Photo Series to GIF: Can be easier than Video-to-GIF, with the right series of photos
YOUNGSTER UNKNOWINGLY SHARES AN ICE CREAM STICK WITH A DOG (EPA s Documerica series) Photo Series: You can make a GIF with only 2 Photos
Cascade of Middle Creek. Gallatin County, Montana, 1872 Walt Whitman, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865 Photo Series to GIF (Stereographs) Stereographs from various geological surveys & Mathew Brady Photos (See also NYPL s Stereogranimator tool: stereo.nypl.org)
Patent Drawing for J. O. Lose s One Wheeled Vehicle, 09/01/1885 Illustration to GIF: Patent Drawings work well for GIFs with clean lines and plain backgrounds.
Can All You Can Its a Real War Job! from the World War II Posters series Illustration to GIF: Vintage Posters work well with simple shapes & bold colors
Elevation and Plan of Execution Rocks Lighthouse, New York, 1849 Thomas A. Edison s Patent for An Improvement in Electric Lamps, 1/27/1880 Illustration-to-GIF: Easy beginner-level GIFs by simply removing elements or adding color
3rd Party GIFs with NARA Items & Other GIF Resources: Abraham Lincoln GIF from Mathew Brady Photos, By: retrocampaigns.tumblr.com WAC mechanics servicing bombers, submitted by DPLA GIFITUP contestant NYPL Labs Stereogranimator http://stereo.nypl.org/ LIBRARY HACKS: CREATING ANIMATED GIFS http://blog.library.si.edu/2014/02/library-hacks-creating-animated-gifs/ DPLA s GIF IT UP http://dp.la/info/gif-it-up/
Ernest knows you can do it! Make your own .gov GIFs with free, public domain sources from the National Archives: catalog.archives.gov Cheers! (Ernest Hemingway excerpted from: D-Day to Germany, 1944 ) Sample sources: Utility Patent Drawings: catalog.archives.gov/id/305888 World War II Posters: catalog.archives.gov/id/513498 Universal Newsreels: catalog.archives.gov/id/100520 Navy Motion Picture Series: catalog.archives.gov/id/75284 More GIF Ideas from Today s Document: todaysdocument.tumblr.com/gif
