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Deep sea divers go underwater and work on a ship in United States.

Deep sea divers go underwater in United States. Men aboard a ship. Pressure gauges. A deep sea diver in his diving gear goes over side of a boat. The diver underwater as he measures the side of a ship. He dives to the bottom among rocks and moss. Bow of the ship on side with diving boat along side. Another diver goes over side of the boat. The diver goes under water and lands at the bottom of the ocean. He uses a hammer on the side of a sunken ship. He falls and gets up.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943, November 10
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042214
A man sets a helmet on a deep sea diver in United States.

Deep sea divers in United States. Waves break on the beach. A man sets a helmet onto a diver in his diving gear.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943, November 10
Duration: 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042215
People cultivate fruits and vegetables in victory gardens in Chicago, Illinois during World War 2

'City Harvest': activities of victory gardeners in Chicago, Illinois. Men and women in farms work on farms or victory gardens a they produce fruits and vegetables during World War II to meet the demands of the Allied forces. Men with their children as they work in their victory gardens. A woman works at an office, a meat packing company, a paper boy, rail road switchman all grow vegetables to meet the increasing demand. People contribute to the war efforts in their own way. A woman works on a tank, men pack meals, woman distribute supply orders, men operate transports. Men work at a steel plant. Victory farmers gather farm produce. Boys carry the produce in crates. Men and women display their produce at victory garden festival.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042217
Henry A. Wallace awards the best gardeners at the victory garden festival in Chicago, Illinois during World War 2

The activities of victory gardeners in Chicago, Illinois. Rail road train and the largest inland port of Chicago. A ship at the harbor. Steel plants and skyscrapers in Chicago. People look at the vegetables produced by gardeners at the victory garden festival. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace awards the best gardeners at a ceremony. Men and women perform Mexican dance.

Location: Chicago Illinois USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042218
Introduction of a Jeep in United States Army and being put to various uses like for maneuvers and towing planes (WW2)

'Autobiography of a Jeep' about the introduction of jeep in United States Army during World War II. Deserts, roads and highways in the United States. Aerial view of an intersection of highways. Explosion occurs and soldiers march symbolizing the country at war. Men cover a car. Trucks loaded with equipment on the move. Men design cars. Cars being displayed at an auto show. Jeeps being designed by draftsmen for military purpose. A man in a jeep. Soldiers look at the jeep. A man gets under the jeep. The jeep being tested over various obstacles. It is used for maneuvers in forests. Soldiers loaded on to a jeep as it moves through dense forests. A Jeep pulls a trailer. A Jeep being wrapped in a canvas and it crosses the river. Soldiers board a plane. A jeep being loaded onto a plane. The plane in flight. A jeep being loaded onto a transport glider. A jeep tows a glider.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042282
British books preserved in World War 2 by copying them to microfilm and storing them in United States Library of Congress.

British books being preserved from destruction during World War 2. Images from May 13, 1933 when twenty five thousand books were burned by Nazis in Germany on orders from Hitler. The book-burning included many classics of literature. Aerial view of London buildings burning at night from Nazi blitz raid during Battle of Britain. Books and important records being preserved by British as they transfer them to film, with one page of each book recorded to one frame of film, so that an entire book can be captured on a small roll of film. View of books copied onto motion picture film one page at a time by a British man. View of U.S. military personnel reviewing motion picture film used to image letters sent to troops via V-mail during the war. Narrator states that the filming process followed by the British is similar to the American mail filming process.The films being looked at by a man. Men pack the films in boxes for shipment to the United States. Wooden boxes being lifted by ship crane for transport. Exterior street view of United States Library of Congress building where the films are being kept. Librarian checking and stamping each film on arrival. Film being viewed on a large microfilm viewer. The description of each film on cards placed in the library card catalog. View of the original preservation films being filed and stored in shelves in the basement of the Library of Congress.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042334
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