Graph compares the number of female factory workers to men during World War II. Factory workers producing war materiel in the United States. Workers using lathe. Welders welding machines. Tanks are loaded onto rail freight cars. Railroad freight yards and shipping. Posters advertising war jobs for women. Women interviewed for war jobs by men. Alarm clock rings as tired woman wakes up in bed. Women in front of Sterner's Department Store and buying fur coats. Women reading newspapers while smoking. Crowd trying to get onto an overcrowded bus. A mother comforts her boy who has skinned his knee. Men and women leaving a factory. Interior of World War 2 airplane factory. Soldier examines broken radio on battlefield. Wounded American soldiers carried on litters. A telegraph is delivered to a woman by a girl. Woman reads the telegraph. Woman crying in bed while reading the telegraph that announces her husband's death, while her son comforts her. Close up photo of deceased husband. Montage of graveyards with gold star of service superimposed on image. Newspaper headline "All Job Deferments Face Drastic Review" View of men inside Selective Service local board 226 office. Some men being drafted then in 1944 are shown, including older men, more fathers, and men who had been doing essential industrial work. Man working with metal lathe. American soldiers climbing mountain in snow in Italian mountains. American soldiers wade through deep water in a jungle region of the Pacific. View of a sinking ship or merchant ship, and two crew members jumping off the sinking ship into the water. View of London England blitz damage and devastation, and people digging through piles of rubble from bombing. Dead bodies of adults and children from war in Europe. Crying women, London Blitz. Woman holding boy in arms. Woman kissing girl. Old woman sewing in factory to help with the war production effort. Women picking crops to help with farming and supply of food for soldiers.
Report on African American soldiers of 923rd Aviation engineers in France during World War 2. It is the 1st tactical Air Force serving in France. An African American contingent of the Army Chorus performs, singing the gospel spiritual "Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho." Soldiers and hospital patients watch and listen, from what appears to be an area on or near the grounds of the Hotel Continental in Vittel, France, where the 23rd General Hospital had established as of October 1944. Hospital patient soldiers seen among the crowd, and a sign that says "23rd General Hospital Special Service." Other soldiers and civilians also watch, including some from the balconies and windows of the adjacent buildings near the Continental Hotel.
Rouen Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen Pl. de la Cathédrale, 76000 Rouen, France) in Rouen France bombed heavily by British bombers taking several direct hits that narrowly missed destroying key pillars. German troops putting off fires from the smoky ruins using water hoses. The 151m tall central spire is easily visible. Shows three men passing by the smoking debris. April 1944. (World War II period).
German Minister Albert Speer meets factory workers in Germany. Speer confer with workers and presents medal to some officials. Speer inspects the factory accompanied by workers and officials.1944.
German General presents "Iron Cross" for bravery to German Antiaircraft crew members in Germany.One soldier marches forward from the formation. General bestows him with "Iron Cross and shakes his hands.Other soldiers salute General.Awarded soldier is congratulated by General and fellow crew members.1944. (World War II period).
German troops fell trees at the Russian Front during World War II. Wood is being processed into lumber. Cylindrical shaped tent is built by framing round wooden arches with trap doors and wooden logs. Tent is carried to German post by horse carriages. Tents barricaded beneath the ground with their chimneys protruding out of the surface. Shows smoke coming out of the tent's chimney.1944.
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