A film depicts the causes of avalanches. Mountainous region in the United States. Snow covered mountains. Shows and explains how wind causes dangerous cornices. The blowing of heavy wind continuously in the same direction can cause avalanches. A diagram shows the procedure. The occurrence of avalanches can be predicted with the help of several devices. A man holding a tube known as snow sampler. He prepares the tube for the purpose of prediction of avalanches. Men working in the test area. A spanner wrench is placed in the snow. The tube is placed on the wrench to predict the avalanche. Men digging up trench in the snow to inspect the layers of the snow. They measure the thickness of the layers. The observations are recorded. A chart depicts the observations.
A film depicts the causes of avalanches. Mountainous region in the United States. Snow covered mountains. A chart depicts observations and a diagram. Soldiers advancing on the mountainous area with the help of skies. They carry a mortar with them to cause an artificial avalanche. They place the mortar after removing the surface snow. The mortar is adjusted and inspected. The observer watching the slope to be fired through binoculars. The mortar is loaded and fired. The shells explode and the slope snow tumbles down. A man watching through binoculars. More shells are fired and the artificial avalanche occurs. (World War II period).
A film depicts the causes of avalanches. Mountainous region in the United States. Snow covered mountains. Soldiers advancing forward after the mortar fire and inspection of the snow. A soldier caught in the avalanche. Several soldiers working to rescue the soldier. They use various rescue equipment. Soldiers lined up near the area where the soldier is predicted to be caught. They shovel the snow. The tool strikes the body of the soldier and the soldier is taken out. He is wrapped in a blanket and carried out from the area. The snow is cleared of his mouth and he is given artificial respiration. Then the soldier is placed on a sled and the skiers take him out of the area. (World War II period).
A film titled: 'We're in the army now' on the Women Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in the United States. U.S. soldiers fighting the Japanese in the Pacific. Smoke from bombardment and firing. The soldiers advancing on a battlefield. U.S. Army General George Catlett Marshall seated at a desk in his office. He speaks about the contribution of the WAAC in World War II. A woman of the WAAC standing nearby.
A film on the Women Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) during World War 2 in the United States. Oveta Culp Hobby takes the oath as the Director of the WAAC. U.S. Army General George Marshall standing nearby. The members of the WAAC march. Officers review the parade. Women in various jobs in the United States. Women enter a WAAC recruiting office. The women lined up at the office. They talk to a receptionist. They fill out applications, take physical examinations and then take an oath of service.
A film on the Women Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in the United States. A train moving on a track. Animated map shows training centers of the WAAC. Women walking towards a center with their personal belongings. Some of the women coming out of vehicles. They talk amongst themselves. 'Reception Center' written outside a building. Their measurements are taken for shoes and uniforms. A doctor undertakes their physical examination. Aerial view of the camp. Women inside barracks. Women wearing uniforms and getting out of the barracks.
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