

The Motion Picture, Sound and Video Recordings Branch has many films, videos, and records created by the US Navy, including film footage taken by combat photographers during World War II and audio recordings. Motion Picture, Sound and Video Recordings

The Still Picture Branch has also published digital aids for specific groups of records, which can be viewed by following the links provided below

The following article provides information on how to conduct searches for photographs on the National Archives Catalog. Included below is a general guide to the Military Records held by the Still Photography Section, which includes references to how to research Navy topics. The Still Picture Branch has many images of ships, aircraft, bases, and personnel of the US Navy dating back to the earliest days of photography. There are several online research guides relating to special media collections, and a few of the branches have digital collections available. The National Archives has several Special Media Branches that contain images, motion pictures, sound recordings, drawings, maps and electronic records that relate to the United States Navy. Navy Photos, Film, Maps and Electronic Records - Navy
