WTAR-WTKR Hampton Roads, Virginia Historic News Film Collection

American diplomat, W. Averell Harriman, discusses the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, as well as efforts to diplomatically and economically end the Vietnam War and bring the prisoners of war home. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:36

Outtake featuring WTAR reporter Bob West talking about how the furniture industry depends on the lumber industry, citing the W. M. Bassett Plant of the Bassett Furniture Company of Martinsville, Virginia as an example. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:38

Various outtake footage featuring preparation measures throughout Hampton Roads for the approaching Hurricane Esther. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:35

Footage of family members of United States Navy personnel, watching for a unidentified ship to dock at Naval Station Norfolk. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:29

Walk a Lonely Beat, a WTAR News and Public Affairs program, about the City of Norfolk Police Department and its evolving methods of law enforcement. 0:29:22

Footage of a war memorial dedication ceremony, location unknown. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:18

Tidewater Viewpoint segment on German and Japanese paintings done during the Second World War. 0:01:49

Footage of detectives from the Norfolk Police department investigating a robbery at Waranch Hardware, which was located on 525 Park Avenue. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:31

Footage of fire fighters putting out a warehouse fire in Norfolk, Virginia. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:53

Footage of firefighters trying to put out a warehouse fire, location unknown. Possible B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:40

Interview with an unidentified Air Force general on the increasing military strength of Warsaw Pact nations in Eastern Europe. 0:01:44

Footage of sales taking place on George Washington's birthday, featuring Downtown Norfolk and Southern Shopping Center. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:58

Footage of a water main burst at the intersection of Chapel Street and Virginia Beach Boulevard, near the Calvert Park (Square) housing development. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:39

Footage of a burst water main at the Tidewater Park housing project in Norfolk, Virginia. The burst water main was caused by a traffic accident and caused flooding in the street and the front yards of the housing project. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:01:01

Tidewater Viewpoint segment on the water supply for the City of Norfolk which is from Lake Burnt Mills and Lake Prince reservoirs in Suffolk. A proposed referendum to build a new reservoir to catch runoff water from Burnt Mills is discussed. 0:29:16

Tidewater Viewpoint segment on safe boating practices. 0:10:28

Outtake footage from a Tidewater Viewpoint segment on the water supply for the City of Norfolk which is from Lake Burnt Mills and Lake Prince reservoirs in Suffolk. A proposed referendum to build a new reservoir to catch runoff water from Burnt Mills is discussed. Compilation of B-roll/outtake footage. Sound goes in and out through the footage. 0:08:12

Footage of waterfront area near Downtown Norfolk, featuring the Downtown Terminal Corporation building along with dilapidated warehouses and docks. Years later the area was successfully redeveloped into a business and residential area. Footage has no sound. B-roll/outtake footage. 0:00:40

Compilation of footage regarding redevelopment, port activity, and road construction (Waterfront Drive) in Downtown Norfolk. Lawrence M. Cox, Executive Director of the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority along with others, explain the planned projects. Compilation of outtake/B-roll footage. 0:24:17

Editorial by Dick McCoy, regarding the Watergate scandal and the importance of its coverage. Editorial abruptly ends at 1:38. 0:01:38