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U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps' service areas and procedure of procurement of materials in the United States.

The United States Army Quartermaster Corps in the United States. A diagram showing the functions of the Quartermaster Corps. The service areas of the Quartermaster Corps are the army, the navy, the Marine Corps, the Maritime Commission and other government agencies. Members of the Headquarters Army Service squad and Quartermaster Corps officers seated around a table during a meeting discuss consolidation of procurement of items common to all military services. The U.S. flag behind the officer at the head of the table. Several women in a depot testing materials. Women during the packaging of materials. View of soldiers, paratroopers, jungle troops, mountain troops and amphibious troops who are all served by the Quartermaster Corps. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070041
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps' plan for procurement of materials for military services in the United States (WW2)

The United States Army Quartermaster Corps in the United States. Members of the Headquarters Army Service squad and Quartermaster Corps officers seated around a table during a meeting discuss the procurement plan of items for the military services in World War II. A signboard over the Quartermaster Headquarters building reads 'Office of the Quartermaster General War Department'. A map of the United States shows locations of procurement offices across the nation where authority is given to field officers for procurement. A field officer with a military personnel signing a contract for a fixed amount for the procurement of materials. A map shows the authority given in the procurement of materials which helps in speedy and efficient procurement. A simplified contract form which is used when the prices are known and when the total purchase does not exceed 500 thousand dollars. A purchasing officer hands over the contract to a staff to be sent to a manufacturer or a dealer. The manufacturer in his office signing the contract. Workers at the Quartermaster Headquarters at work.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070043
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps market centers, purchasing offices and depots in the United States.

United States Army Quartermaster Corps depots in the United States. Factories where production is a continuously running process. Equipment in operation in the factories. A diagram shows commodities classified into two groups: perishable subsistence and textiles clothing, general supplies, and non-perishable subsistence. Perishable subsistence commodities such as eggs, meat and vegetables are purchased on a daily basis by representatives of the Quartermaster Corps. The representatives move among cartons of vegetables. A map of the United States shows locations of offices at market points. Men and women operating a telephone network co-ordinating activities in these offices. A man takes a printout of hourly market coverage. A map of the United States showing 35 market centers through which perishable commodities for military needs are supplied. The representatives of the Quartermaster Corps among cartons of vegetables in an open market. The men look at the vegetables. The market centers in view. Non-perishable items such as clothing, textile, general supplies and K-ration packets in view. A map of the United States shows the 17 purchasing offices located in depots in the 15 procuring districts through which these items are procured. The Boston Quartermaster Depot purchases all footwear and shoes. Office supplies in view which have been purchased by Jersey City Quartermaster Depot. The Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot procures all textiles. A map of the United States shows the 15 procuring districts.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070044
Textile industries produce most of Quartermaster textile requirement in the United States.

Quartermaster textile requirement in the United States. Men picking up cotton from a field. Equipment in cotton textile industry which produces most of Quartermaster requirements. Textile being produced in the industry. A woman beside the equipment in the industry. View of several textile industries.

Date: 1943
Duration: 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070045
The coal and petroleum requirement of the army are met by Quartermaster Fuel and Lubricants Division in the United States.

Quartermaster procurements in the United States. A map shows classification of Quartermaster coal regions. An oil well which produces petroleum for the army. Equipment at the plant. The Fuel and Lubricants Division at headquarters through which petroleum procurement is directed. People working in a Fuel and Lubricants Division office. An officer in one of the purchasing offices who, on directive from the headquarters, will procure products. A ship at a port. A supply contract form enables the materials to be in the custody of a supplier until shipment. Facilities and equipment in the industry. Petroleum stored in cans in the premises. Huge equipment in the industry.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070046
Small war plants' participation in U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps supply program in the United States (WW2)

United States Army Quartermaster Corps supply program in the United States. Workers at small war plants during production of different materials in World War II. Two officers looking at a sample fur cap. U.S. military personnel with Quartermaster Corps officers seated around a table discuss procurement of materials in association with small war plants. A diagrammatic representation of the increase in the number of purchase transactions and the volume of dollar purchases as a result of the small war plant participation in the Quartermaster Corps supply program for the period of November 1942-43. Workers at the war plants.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070047