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Women assemble and test fire rifles, machine guns and anti-aircraft guns at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland (WW2)
Opening scene shows a U.S. Army M3 Lee tank moving toward the camera, with a crew of two women, one in the top turret and the other in the lower turret (which does not show a gun). Women are seen working on various manufacturing tasks. One uses a sewing machine One loads powder into a shell and operates a machine press to compress it. Several women install noses on shells. Some work on large shell casings. Others examine and test small arms. One tests fires a Browning M-19. 30 caliber machine gun. as others test fire rifles. A woman is seen test firing a Browning M-1917 heavy machine gun. A battery of Anti-aircraft guns is seen raising its barrels and firing. A woman manipulates the controls of one. Women hold their ears as they test fire a 90mm anti-aircraft gun. A team of women carries a part for an artillery piece and screw it in place. Two women carry racks of artillery shells, that they load into an anti-aircraft gun. As the gun is test fired, they and a soldier with them hold their ears. Women work with pneumatic tools on the tread of an M3 Lee tank. One uses a long wrench to tighten a bolt. A woman poses in the top turret of the M-3. Two others climb aboard and close the hatch behind them. With two crew members seen in hatches, the tank drives past the camera. Final image is a woman holding two large artillery shells. (World War II period)
Various gasoline, oil, and fuel saving measures during war time in World War 2.
Public service announcement for patriotic citizens encouraging fuel conservation during World War 2 in the United States. Scenes of a ship burning in sea. A man operates a machine and people see the work going on. Scenes of pipelines. A man comes out of a building and meets a man in dungarees. A big ship comes to a port. Scenes of tanker and oil depots. A man takes fuel pipe to an aircraft. Men working on boilers converting oil heating to coal heating to conserve fuel. Smoke coming out from a chimney. A man adding insulation in a home attic to conserve energy. A needle in a temperature meter indicates hot water temperature and narrator encourages limiting use of hot water. A man inserts nails on a door. A man applying caulk sealant as weather stripping. A man washes his face and shaves over a home sink. An early model automatic clothes washing machine in use. A thermometer on a wall. A man and woman dress and get ready, adding more clothing to stay warm so they do not need to heat too much. Scene of various home radiators and hands near controls of radiators. A man lights fire. A man turns off a knob.
A wartime war flag is woven and stitched for President Roosevelt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during World War 2.
Scenes of U.S. flag and White House. U.S. Presidential flag on a ship. President Franklin D Roosevelt on the ship. Presidential motorcade on its way. U.S. Capitol far in the background. Women hold Presidential flag. A woman designs Presidential flag. Women weaving and stitching the flag. Scene of Eagle on the flag. President Roosevelt sitting on a chair. Scene of U.S. Presidential seal.
Italian aircraft bombing Malta during World War II.
Scenes of Malta during World War 2. Navy warships passing by docks of harbor with city behind. Scenes of devastated buildings from Axis bombing. Bombing of city of Malta underway. A convoy fighting off Italian aircraft during air raid on the island. Civilians gathered at an air raid shelter for protection during the bombing. Man outside the shelter operates a hand cranked siren to signal the "All clear" after the bombing raid ends. Civilians depart the shelter. British soldiers in a field helping to grow farm crops. Scene of a pig and its piglets being tended by soldiers.
An anti-aircraft gun shoots an Italian aircraft in Malta.
Animated map of Malta and its neighboring countries. Various animated routes to Malta. Scenes of ships in sea. A man sees through binoculars. Bombings on the city. Firing by anti-aircraft gun. Italian bomber aircrafts in air. An antiaircraft gun shoots an Italian aircraft. The aircraft crashes into sea. Firing going on at night. Scenes of damaged ships. A van lifted up to a ship. Food stock in sacks. British flag atop a building. (World War II period).
Military soldier visits an anthracite mine near Mount Carmel in Pennsylvania.
Scenes of city. Troops in a military van. The van stops and the troops get out of the van. Soldiers go down in mines. Soldier and miner welding. Miners share their lunch during mealtime. Speakers address the community. State Secretary of Mines meets miners. A man standing on a carriage full of anthracite coal. Scene of coal in a factory. (World War II period).