Archivist Thought He Found Lost WWII Footage From 1942. He Found Puppies Instead

January 11, 2023

The long forgotten "Battle of the Bark".

An archivist found a long forgotten 8mm film reel in an old metal box, marked "Philippines 1942".

Thinking it was lost WWII footage, he sent it in to be restored/digitized.

When he got the footage back, he found puppies instead.

While working in our archives, I found an old metal box. Inside was a long-forgotten roll of silent 8mm film marked "The Philippines 1942"

Excited at possibly discovering lost WW II footage, I sent it to specialists for care and digitization.

Yesterday, it came back. On it was: pic.twitter.com/Wvlla8k21R

— Gregory Schnakenberg (@GSchnakenberg) January 7, 2023