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An official building in Colombo, Ceylon.

A building in Colombo, Ceylon. Cars parked outside an official building. A clock atop the building. People enter and leave the premises.

Date: 1942, March
Duration: 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043728
Local coolies construct an air raid protection wall on York street in Colombo, Ceylon, during World War II.

York street in Colombo, Ceylon, during World War 2. Trams run on tracks. Cars pass by. Locals pull hand rickshaws. Pedestrians on the street. A jewelry store at one corner. Local coolies build a wall in front of the Electrical Department Building for protection against air raids. Men and young boys lay cement bricks.

Date: 1942, March
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043729
Man and women clerks attend to visitors at the Government Information Office in Washington DC (WW2)

Temporary Government Building housing the Government Information Office in Washington DC during World War II. Exterior of the building. U.S. Information sign. Businessmen and women enter and exit the building. Traffic outside. 'War Savings Bonds Stamps' sign above a counter. A woman clerk attends to people over the counter. Bureau of Information Director Lowell Mellett and Assistant Director Phil Haublett in the building. Clerks talk to visitors over a counter. A clerk talks to a couple. Sign reads 'Services for men of the Armed Forces, war workers, visitors and DC residents'. A male clerk sells Government Publications over a counter. Men pay and buy the publications. Government publications on display titled 'Trade and Professional Associations of the US' and 'Work Will Win - The Story of Manpower'.

Date: 1942, June
Duration: 3 min 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043730
Office of War Information Director Elmer Davis and Deputy Director NS Eisenhower in Washington DC (WW2)

The Social Security Building in Washington DC during World War II. The Office of War Information inside the building. Office of War Information Director Elmer Davis and Deputy Director NS Eisenhower seated at a table during a discussion. Davis smokes a cigarette. A sign reads 'Mr Davis, Mr Eisenhower'. Entrance to the Social Security Building. A Diamond cab passes by. Man enters the building. Guards at the entrance.

Date: 1942, June
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043731
The crowd greets Office of War Information Director Elmer Davis in New York (WW2)

Elmer Davis in New York City during World War II. Office of War Information Director Elmer Davis comes out of a building. He greets a guard standing outside. A crowd greets him. A cameraman films the event. People look on. Davis tips his hat and greets the crowd.

Date: 1942, June
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043732
Coordinator of Information Colonel William Donovan with military officers and officials during a meeting in Washington DC.

Colonel William J Donovan in Washington DC. The Administration Building of the Coordinator of Information. Coordinator of Information Colonel William 'Wild Bill' Donovan stands reading papers in a doorway. A woman comes and gives him more papers. Officers and officials during a discussion. Right to left: Colonel N Preston Goodfellow, Colonel William J Donovan, Edward Stanley, Assistant Director of Information Colonel G Edward Buxton and Col William A Body. They go through papers during the discussion. A map mounted on the wall behind them.

Date: 1942, June
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043733