Archive Films

Original motion pictures, home movies, and newsreels documenting Poplar Bluff — the beginnings of our Poplar Bluff in Motion collection.

These are original films — not re-creations or narrated tributes. Each is catalogued with its own archive reference, what is known about where it came from, and what remains unknown, so the record stays honest as research continues.

Archive Film

1939, as identified by contributor

Poplar Bluff — 1939

Original Historical Motion Picture

An original 1939 motion picture of Poplar Bluff, shared with Historic Poplar Bluff by Bill Clanahan, who received it from Charles Forister.

Contributed by Bill Clanahan

Have old film, home movies, or newsreels?

We welcome family films, parade footage, business and school recordings, and any other original motion picture material. You keep your original — we digitize, catalogue it, and share a copy here with your permission.