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Captured heavy machine gun, light machine gun and Japanese infantry rifles.

Japanese weapons demonstrated to United States Troops. Japanese soldiers in action. Captured heavy machine gun Model 92 shown and its parts explained. A telescope demonstrated to troops. Its elevation and depression explained. Officers describe Japanese guns to troops. Japanese light machine gun model 1936 explained with its mechanism. Japanese infantry rifles 1905 and other models explained. (World War II period).

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053494
Private Snafu gets captured by German soldier as he neglected to care for his weapons and equipment.

Animated film of Private Snafu explains to take care of the weapons. A headline reads 'US soldiers best armed in world'. U.S. weapons unbeatable if taken care off. The cartoon character sits in a tent with a newspaper. He does not take care of his weapons. A Nazi soldier arrives. Private Snafu comes out of the tent and tries to kill him with his weapons. But the weapons do not work as the weapons were neglected. Nazi soldier comes with knife and captures Private Snafu. He tries to escape in his jeep but the steering wheel of the jeep comes out. Private Snafu in a jail. (World War II period).

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053497
Commanding Officer asks depot workers to work overtime for supplies loaded for a convoy departure, United States.

United States Naval intelligence obtains information that submarines are heading towards a projected convoy route. The port Commander advances the departure time. Army Service Depot in view. Supplies and goods in the depot to supply U.S. soldiers with necessary supplies during World War 2. People work in the depot. Supplies loaded, tested, cataloged and stored. Women operate radio. The port Commanding Officer asks depot workers to work overtime. The workers load supplies. The code given to them for the operation is code '0000'. The supplies arranged efficiently. Ambulances parked. Equipment, bulldozers, weapons, food material, dresses, medical supplies, tea, coffee, salt, sugar, gasoline, parachutes, medical supplies and telephone equipment loaded. 'Field ration D' written on several boxes. The consignment loaded in railroad cars.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 7 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053519
General Henry Arnold awards Orville Wright at a ceremony in Washington DC.

A stationary plane on an air field in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright brothers fly the plane. One of the Wright brothers seated at the controls. The plane takes off. Forty years later General Henry Arnold awards Orville Wright at a ceremony in Washington DC. Huge crowd attends the ceremony. The United States Air Force planes in flight. Aerial view of land.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053536
Countless servicemen overseas in WWII have children at home in the U.S. Children of three servicemen are seen, representing all

During World War 2, woman tells of selecting three, out of countless names of servicemen overseas, who have children at home. Their children were filmed. First seen is Diane Sandra Fine, one year old, daughter of Sergeant Bernard Fine, a U.S. Army mail clerk somewhere in India. Baby Diane Fine is in high chair and mother feeds her with spoon. Then she is seen in her crib, playing with a toy, and later ready to sleep. The next child seen is the son of Corporal Carl Christianson, of the 464th Quartermaster Company, serving somewhere in the Pacific. His boy sits in a high chair scribbling a drawing to be sent, along with a letter his mother is writing, to his father. Mrs. Christianson holds her son and he hugs her. The third pictures show the family of Yeoman Second Class, Earl M. Robinson. Shown are sons Terry and Danny, together with their mother, Geraldine Robinson, of Roanoke, Virginia. Three year old Danny rides on a hobby horse, while his mother dresses eighteen month old Terry. Exterior view of the Robinson home. More than 20 members of the extended Robinson family come out of the house.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054481
Tennessee Valley Authority develops the Tennessee River system in United States.

Harnessing rivers in United States. Tennessee River flows with full force. Floods cause damages in farms and towns. The flow of water causes soil erosion. Tennessee Valley Authority develops the Tennessee River system for flood control and to generate surplus electricity to avert waste of water power. Congress passes Tennessee Valley Authority legislation. Construction crew works on the construction of dam. Workers balancing on steel beams, high in the air. Riverters throwing and catching hot rivets. Steam shovels and pneumatic hammers in operation. Concrete being poured and a welder with helmet and torch,at work. Animated map shows the river and tributaries. Several other dams in view. The dams help in electricity power generation and irrigation.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054482
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