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After solving problems related to housing, war production goes up at a shipyard in Mobile, Alabama in World War 2.

War industry leads to problems in Mobile, Alabama during World War II. A large number of people gathered outside the Personnel Office in Mobile. Congress provides 2 million dollars for housing of war workers (building tanks, guns, ships and other war material in factories, manufacturing plants, and shipyards for the war effort). Shows racially segregated housing and facilities for African American workers versus white workers. Views of a cleared slum area where African Americans had been living been living in poor quality homes before the war. Shortage of housing is addressed with new housing for African American war workers, "Certified Colored War Workers". African American children play and eat at a nursery. Dormitory units for single war workers equipped with gymnasium and other basic facilities. Government owned trailers built by the Maritime Commission near a ship yard. The problem of providing a day nursery is undertaken. Modern permanent homes for war workers who can afford them. After meeting the problems like housing and sanitation, production goes up at the ship yard. A new ship being launched at the ship yard. A sign on the ship reads ' Cedar Mills'.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059208
A band plays during novel parade on opening day of Casey Joy Da, Mobile, Alabama.

Knights of Columbus members hold novel parade on opening day of Casey Joy Da, Mobile, Alabama. Men in pajamas. People watch from sidewalks. One humorous marcher plays with a giant yo-yo. Two Boy Scouts in uniform accompany flag bearer. Group of boys with instruments in the parade also. The main band playing is Bill Lagman's Crescent City Orchestra. Members include Bill Lagman on cornet , Avery Loposa on Trombone, Felix Girado on snare drum, and Cliff Holman on clarinet.

Date: 1929, August 21
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035087
Highlights of Senior Bowl football game between College all stars from North and South at Mobile, Alabama, in 1967.

Several highlights from the 1967 Senior Bowl football game. A crowd fills the sold-out Ladd Peebles Stadium, in Mobile Alabama, for the Senior Bowl game, matching all star football players from the North and the South. Oregon State's Bob Grim is seen running the ball to pick up 25 yards. North's Quarterback hits Iowa State's Eppie Barney for a touchdown, with 1:13 remaining in the 3rd period. South quarterback Terry Southal, of Baylor, passes to Louisiana State's Dick Redding for a touchdown at the 13:12 mark of the 4th quarter. North's Bob Grim takes handoff and runs from the 40 yard line until pushed out of bounds at the South's 15 yard line. Nebraska's Harry Wilson runs the ball for a touchdown in the 4th Quarter. North beats the South 35 to 15. (Note:The final North tally came at the very end of the game with a pass from BYU's Virgil Carter to Nebraska's Pete Tatman. Bubba Smith of Mich. State was a monster on Defense and won the MVP award.)

Date: 1967, January 9
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043344
Scenes of college women in 1970s fashions socializing together at Morton Hall in the University of Alabama in Huntsville

1970s college fashions at the University of Alabama. A young woman, holding a colorful umbrella, calls for her friend, saying "hey c'mon Sherry, hurry up!" Sherry catches up with the young woman to go to class together at Morton Hall in the University of Alabama in Huntsville (301 Sparkman Dr NW #116A, Huntsville, AL 35899). The women are wearing 1970s bell bottom jeans. Women read books together on Morton Hall entrance, one of them holding a macrame handbag and the other wearing white painters overalls. Two women, one wearing a backless dress, sit on stairway and talk together inside Morton Hall.

Date: 1977
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078433
Woman drives to Belle Mina, Alabama market in station wagon and buys food but is then attacked.

Close up red flower zooms to red 1973 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Station Wagon parking in front of the Belle Mina market at 6811 Mooresville Rd. in Belle Mina, Alabama Woman enters market leaving car window open and door unlocked. The womantakes tub Parkay Margarine from store refrigerator . Stranger puts arm in the open car window to unlock the door behind the driver’s seat. Store clerk measures a bag of candies and places into clear plastic bag. Would-be rapist hides behind the driver’s seat of car. The woman carrying bag of groceries, opens car door, starts engine, and drives out of parking lot. Red 1973 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Station Wagon driving down country road. Close up woman's face chewing candy. Man hiding in rear seat rising up to attack. Woman and rapist seen in rear-view mirror. Pay from unpaved road to red 1973 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Station Wagon in brush at side of road. View of spilled candy and grocery items on empty driver's seat.

Date: 1977
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078428
A 1974 Triumph Spitfire car runs out of gas on a rural highway, female driver asks two men for help, highway patrolman finds female driver unconscious in forest.

A red sports car, a 1974 Triumph Spitfire convertible, driving fast on rural highway. Windshield wipers running. The driver, a woman, turns on the radio. The gas gauge indicates the car’s fuel is almost empty. Car passes by sign “No gas for next 23 miles fill-up here”. The 1974 Triumph Spitfire convertible stops at road near forested area. Woman tries to turn on car engine, which died because the car ran out of gas. Woman's foot stepping on car gas pedal. Woman's hand turning keys trying to start car. Woman sighs in frustration. POV from back seat two men driving on highway. Woman turns on her transistor radio. The car with two men, a blue1974 Gran Torino Elite, pulls in front of the sportscar. Woman looking from inside her car and says, with two crossed fingers, "Hello rescue squad...let's hope you have a siphon." Woman gets out of her 1974 Triumph Spitfire and approaches the blue1974 Gran Torino Elite from the rear. The woman leans into the driver side window and asks the two men for assistance, saying, "Am I ever glad to see you guys, I was beginning to think I was going to be stuck here for my whole vacation. I ran out of gas. You think you could help me out?" Alabama State Trooper gets out of his patrol car. State trooper reaches into driver window of car and examines wallet and purse inside, and turns of transistor radio that is playing. State Trooper walks off road into forest next to road. View of trooper entering woods. View of body of woman lying unconscious and her shirt pulled up, presumably raped by the two men.

Date: 1977
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078429