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Britain prepares for World War II

Film opens with a glimpse of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in a forum. Next, Big Ben and the British Parliament building are seen in the background as soldiers (and some civlilans) gather around a British 3-inch antiaircraft gun. British civilians assembling sections of a Anderson Shelter (a prefabricated shelter made of corrugated metal.) View of a crowded railroad platform where hundreds of British children board a train to evacuate them from London to safety in the countryside, as part of Operation Piper. Parents and loved ones stand back on the platform to see them off. Closeup of children, each tagged with their personal information, climbing aboard the train. Next, after they have boarded the train, parents and others move close to the train windows to wave goodbye to the children. Parents, at a different railroad station, waving goodbye to children on a train carrying them to safety. complete change of scene shows the U.S. freighter ship, SS City of Flint, with hundreds of passengers onboard, who were rescued from the liner SS Athenia, sunk in the first hours of World War II, by the German submarine, U-30, on September 3, 1940. (The City of Flint landed its passengers in Halifax, Nova scotia, and New York City.) A formation of British soldiers is seen marching through a village in the United Kingdom. Glimpse of an underground control room of a German Fort in the Siegfried line. German troops entering the fort, Werkgruppe Scharnhorst Panzerwerk 1238, to take up defensive positions there. Heavy guns firing from underground.

Location: Europe
Date: 1939
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051603
Views of the buildings, bridges and vehicles in Tokyo, Japan prior to World War II.

Peacetime views of the city of Tokyo, Japan, before World War 2. Buildings in an area. Exterior of a building and a factory. People walk on the street. High altitude view of the city. A bridge over a river. Vehicular traffic passes on the street. Men places supplies in a store house.

Location: Tokyo Japan
Date: 1939
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051707
Damaged and wrecked buildings in Warsaw after German bombing

Aftermath of German bombardment in Warsaw, Poland during World War II invasion of Poland. Smoke covered residential areas of Warsaw. Smoke over the buildings. Wrecked and damaged buildings. Rubble lies in the street. Civilians walk in front of the burned and ruined buildings.

Location: Warsaw Poland
Date: 1939
Duration: 5 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675041769
Destruction in Warsaw after German bombing

Aftermath of German bombing in Warsaw during invasion of Poland by Germany. Wrecked and damaged buildings in residential areas. Rubble lies in the street. Civilians walk in front of the ruined buildings. Balconies of the damaged buildings. Vehicular traffic on the street.

Location: Warsaw Poland
Date: 1939
Duration: 3 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675041770
Views of construction activity in New York City under Work Projects Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression

Views of construction sites and workers in New York City, under aegis of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) (formerly the Works Progress Administration) during the Great Depression. Several views of work underway with men using shovels at Front Street and Montgomery Street, at East River Drive. Signs at the site read: "USA, Work Program, WPA." Seven story residential apartment building next to work site. Other apartment houses in background. Pedestrians and vehicles passing the work site.

Location: New York City USA
Date: 1939, November
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041802
Exhibition buildings are constructed for Golden Gate International Exhibition in California

Preparations for Golden Gate International Exhibition in California. Exhibition buildings are constructed on Treasure Island at California. A view of boats in water. Man observes the designs for the exhibition buildings. Workers at construction site. Man digs at the site. Lorries at the site. Men saw wood at the construction site. Exhibition buildings are painted. A sign on a building reads 'Federal Theatre'. (Federal Theatre Project was part of the Works Progress Administration or "WPA" during the Great Depression).

Location: Treasure Island California USA
Date: 1939
Duration: 2 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041889
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