The Framepool Collection on Kurator: License a Definitive 20th-Century World History Footage Archive

The Framepool Archive is available on the Kurator marketplace, giving filmmakers, broadcasters, documentarians, and ad agencies access to one of the most comprehensive 20th-century world history footage libraries in the industry. The collection's signature areas include WWII and the Third Reich (1,031 assets in the Hitler and the Nazi Party collection alone), the Vietnam War (345 assets), John F. Kennedy (879 assets), the Atomic Bomb era, the Apollo program and the space race, the Cold War, postwar Europe, and major cultural figures including Marilyn Monroe. Footage spans from the early 1900s through the late 20th century, with rights-managed licenses available through Kurator's marketplace. Kurator is the licensing home for the Framepool Archive.

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What the Framepool Archive Is

The Framepool Archive on Kurator is a definitive 20th-century world history footage library. Where other archives focus on stock or contemporary material, Framepool specializes in the events, leaders, and cultural moments that defined the modern era — from both World Wars to the moon landings, from the rise of the Third Reich to the fall of empire, from the assassination of JFK to the Apollo-Soyuz handshake in space.

What sets the Framepool Archive apart:

• Deep historical specialization. This is a history archive first — built around the major events, conflicts, and figures of the 20th century rather than a general-purpose stock library.
• Substantial named collections. Featured collections include over 1,000 assets on Hitler and the Nazi Party, 879 on JFK, 345 on the Vietnam War, plus dedicated archives for the Atomic Bomb, Apollo Project, Olympics, and Marilyn Monroe.
• Rights-managed licensing. Most assets are rights-managed with clearance status visible per asset, including substantial pre-cleared material.
• Broadcast-quality material. Framepool footage is widely used in documentary, broadcast, streaming, and feature productions.

Kurator is the licensing home for the Framepool Archive, making this expansive historical library searchable, clearable, and licensable in a single workflow at framepool.kurator.com.

What's in the Framepool Collection

The Framepool Archive on Kurator has unusual depth across the major themes of 20th-century history. Here's what the collection actually contains, organized by subject area.

World War II and the Third Reich

Framepool's WWII coverage is one of the most comprehensive in any commercial archive:

• Hitler and the Nazi Party — a featured collection with 1,031 assets
• Boycott of Jewish Shops / Anti-Semitism footage from the Nazi era
• Lodz / 3rd Reich / Poland material
• Kindertransport — Jewish child refugee transports to England
• British Military parades in Berlin (postwar)
• Meetings between U.S. Army and Soviet Military in Germany
• San Severo, Apulia, Italy 1944 wartime footage
• Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Service in London 1945
• Pre-war, wartime, and postwar coverage from across Europe

For Holocaust documentaries, WWII histories, and projects examining the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, the Framepool Archive is one of the most extensively stocked sources available.

The Vietnam War

• Vietnam War — a featured collection with 345 assets
• Combat footage, civilian impact, political coverage
• Supporting material from the broader Cold War era

John F. Kennedy

• JFK — a featured collection with 879 assets
• State visits, including Kennedy's arrival in Wiesbaden, Germany
• Speeches, public appearances, family material
• One of the most extensive JFK footage archives commercially available

The Atomic Bomb and Nuclear History

• Atomic Bomb — featured archive showcasing test footage, Hiroshima and Nagasaki impacts, and nuclear weapon development milestones
• Atomic Energy / Information / USA — civilian and educational atomic-era material
• Cold War nuclear policy footage

The Apollo Program and the Space Race

• Apollo 1 accident — scientist and crew aftermath footage
• Apollo 12 / NASA / Eclipse of the Sun / 1969
• Apollo-Soyuz Test Project 1975 — launch and Mission Control Center docking
• Hubble Servicing Mission 4 / 2009
• Featured Apollo Project trending collection

Royalty and State Visits

• Queen Elizabeth II / State Visit / Netherlands / 1958
• Queen / Opening Ceremony
• Maharaja of Mysore, India 1946
• John F. Kennedy state visits in Europe
• Diplomatic and ceremonial footage from the mid-20th century

Cultural Icons and Pop Culture

• Marilyn Monroe — featured archive showcasing iconic film performances, interviews, public appearances, and cultural influence
• Hippies — trending collection covering the counterculture era
• Olympics — historical Olympic Games footage including ski jumping at Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Postwar Europe and Global Daily Life

The collection's strength isn't just in headline events — it also includes substantial coverage of daily life, work, and culture across the 20th century:

• Postwar Germany — harvesting grain, building sites in Wiesbaden, Charlottenburg in Berlin
• Ruhr Area mining in Germany
• Munich aerial footage
• Singapore Ford Plant and Helsinki Ford Plant — global industrial footage
• Daily Newspaper Manufacturing / USA
• Republic P-47 Thunderbolt at Air Force Base / Germany
• Francoists / Opposition / Spain — Spanish political history
• Country life USA 1905 — among the earliest material in the collection
• People, leisure, transport, and everyday life across decades and continents

Cold War and Geopolitics

• U.S.–Soviet meetings in occupied Germany
• British military presence in postwar Berlin
• Spanish Francoist political material
• Broader 20th-century political and geopolitical coverage

Why License Framepool Footage Through Kurator

Kurator is the licensing home for the Framepool Archive. Here's why that matters for buyers.

1. The Definitive 20th-Century History Archive

Few collections combine the depth and breadth of Framepool's historical material. With over 1,000 assets on the Nazi era alone, 879 on JFK, and 345 on Vietnam, plus extensive holdings on the atomic age and the space program, this is a primary-source archive for any project covering the major events of the 20th century.

2. AI-Assisted Search Across the Full Library

Kurator uses AI transcripts and visual tagging to make the Framepool Archive searchable down to specific events, people, locations, and dates. Search "Apollo 12" or "Kindertransport" or "Marilyn Monroe" and surface relevant clips immediately.

3. Featured Collections for Documentary Workflows

Framepool's organization around major historical topics — Hitler and the Nazi Party, Vietnam War, JFK, Atomic Bomb, Apollo Project, Marilyn Monroe, Olympics, World Wars, Hippies — means documentary editors can browse curated sets of related material rather than building topic searches from scratch.

4. Rights-Managed with Clearance Status Visible

Most Framepool assets are rights-managed, with clearance status clearly displayed in the marketplace. Many assets are marked "Clearance Not Needed," allowing for faster turnaround on standard licensing.

5. Transparent, Use-Based Pricing

Editorial, rights-managed, and commercial licenses are priced based on actual use — audience, geography, license duration, and media type. Kurator's licensing experts can structure custom pricing for documentaries, series, museum exhibits, or unusual rights requests.

6. One Marketplace, Multiple Premier Collections

The Framepool Archive sits alongside the TEGNA Collection (70+ U.S. local news stations), the AFP Collection(global wire news), the DVArchive Collection (filmmaker-curated global and archival footage), the Film Archives Collection (subject-organized historical and cultural reels), and the Nimia Collection (Kurator's contributor archive). A WWII documentary can pull Framepool's Third Reich material plus AFP's modern wire coverage of related anniversaries plus TEGNA's local U.S. veterans' stories — all from one platform on one contract.

Who Should License Framepool Footage

Documentary Filmmakers

For docs about WWII, the Holocaust, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the space race, or any 20th-century political or cultural history, the Framepool Archive is a definitive source. The depth on Nazi Germany, JFK, and the atomic age is especially valuable for serious historical work.

Streaming and Cable Series

History-focused streaming series — the kind of long-form, episodic documentary work that has become central to streaming platforms — depend on archives like Framepool for primary-source material across multiple episodes and topics.

Museum and Educational Productions

Museum exhibits, educational programming, and academic streaming content can license Framepool material for projects covering 20th-century history, with rights-managed licenses tailored to institutional use.

News and Editorial Producers

Anniversary segments — D-Day, the moon landing, the JFK assassination, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hiroshima — benefit from the Framepool Archive's deep, authoritative coverage of these events.

Feature Films

Establishing footage, archival inserts, and period-set material for feature productions covering 20th-century history or set against historical backdrops.

Branded and Corporate Content

Brand campaigns or corporate documentaries focused on history, milestones, or anniversaries can license commercial-cleared assets through Kurator's commercial licensing tier.

Music Documentaries and Cultural Histories

With dedicated archives for the Hippies counterculture, Marilyn Monroe, and the Olympics, the Framepool Archive supports cultural documentaries spanning music, celebrity, and sport.

How to License Framepool Footage on Kurator

The process is built for production workflows:

1. Search. Visit the Framepool Archive on Kurator and browse featured collections (Hitler and the Nazi Party, Vietnam War, JFK, Atomic Bomb, Apollo, Marilyn Monroe) or search by keyword, person, place, event, or date.
2. Preview. Review watermarked previews, descriptions, durations, and clearance status for each asset.
3. Build a license request. Add clips and specify your project's intended use.
4. Get a quote. Receive transparent, use-based pricing — editorial, documentary, or commercial.
5. Clear and pay. Sign in-platform, pay through Kurator, and receive secure delivery of broadcast-quality files.

For complex projects, exclusivity needs, or hard-to-find historical material, you can contact Kurator's licensing teamdirectly. Kurator's footage research service can also search the Framepool Archive on your behalf when you need specific material that isn't surfacing in marketplace search.

About Kurator

Kurator is a media licensing and rights-management platform built for the editorial and creative media industry. Founded in 2011 under the brand Nimia, the company evolved into Kurator to offer a modern, cloud-based system for buying, selling, and tracking digital licenses for video and photography.

Kurator is headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, with offices in Seattle, New York, and London. The platform combines AI-assisted asset management, white-label storefronts for content owners, and a curated marketplace for licensees — all backed by a team of human licensing and clearance experts with decades of newsroom and rights-clearance experience.

Kurator's marketplace currently includes the Framepool Archive, the Film Archives Collection, the DVArchive Collection, the TEGNA Collection, the AFP Collection, and the Nimia Collection, with millions of stock and editorial footage assets searchable across all collections combined.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I license Framepool footage?

You can license footage from the Framepool Archive directly through the Kurator marketplace at framepool.kurator.com. Kurator is the licensing home for the Framepool Archive.

What kinds of footage are in the Framepool collection?

The Framepool Archive specializes in 20th-century world history footage, with featured collections covering Hitler and the Nazi Party (1,031 assets), the Vietnam War (345 assets), John F. Kennedy (879 assets), the Atomic Bomb era, the Apollo space program, Marilyn Monroe, the Olympics, the World Wars, the Hippies counterculture era, and more.

Does Framepool have WWII and Holocaust footage?

Yes. The Framepool Archive includes one of the most extensive WWII and Third Reich footage collections available commercially, with over 1,000 assets in the Hitler and the Nazi Party collection alone, plus material on the Kindertransport, the Boycott of Jewish Shops, occupied Poland, postwar Germany, and the Allied military presence in Europe.

Does Framepool include JFK footage?

Yes. The JFK collection on Framepool includes 879 assets, covering speeches, state visits (including Kennedy's arrival in Wiesbaden, Germany), public appearances, and family material. It is one of the largest JFK archives commercially available.

Does Framepool include space program footage?

Yes. The Apollo Project collection includes material from Apollo 1, Apollo 12 (1969), the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1975), the Hubble Servicing Mission 4 (2009), and other NASA operations.

Is Framepool footage available for commercial use?

Yes. Framepool material on Kurator is available under editorial, rights-managed, and commercial licenses depending on the asset and intended use. Kurator's licensing team can structure the appropriate license for advertising, branded content, documentaries, news, feature films, or museum and institutional use.

How much does it cost to license Framepool footage?

Pricing is use-based, factoring in audience size, geography, license duration, and media type. Most assets are rights-managed with transparent quotes available through the Kurator marketplace.

What's the earliest material in the Framepool Archive?

The collection includes footage dating back to the early 1900s, with examples including U.S. country life material from 1905. The bulk of the collection covers the major events of the 20th century from the 1920s through the late 1900s.

What other collections are available on Kurator?

Beyond Framepool, Kurator represents the Film Archives Collection (subject-organized historical and cultural reels), the DVArchive Collection (filmmaker-curated global and archival footage), the TEGNA Collection (70+ U.S. news stations), the AFP Collection (global wire news), and the Nimia Collection (Kurator's contributor archive). All collections are searchable through the Kurator platform.

How do I get started?

You can create a free Kurator account to browse the Framepool Archive, save assets, request quotes, and license footage. For active production projects, contact Kurator's licensing team directly for hands-on support.

Start Searching the Framepool Archive

The Framepool Archive is live on Kurator now. Whether you're producing a WWII or Holocaust documentary, a series on the Cold War or the Vietnam era, a JFK retrospective, an atomic-age explainer, an Apollo program feature, a Marilyn Monroe profile, or any project that needs primary-source 20th-century historical footage, the Framepool Archive provides one of the deepest history-focused libraries available from a single trusted source.

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