US AT WAR, CIVILIAN DEFENSE GAINS MOMENTUM Part 1

Description

Summary: Silent: View of San Francisco. Mayor Fiorello H LaGuardia of New York City coming off plane in San Francisco. About 1943 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt coming off plane at San Francisco. MLS, Mrs Roosevelt, LaGuardia in group. Front of bank stacked with sandbags. Pad Cross workers in office. Red Cross workers filling trailer with supplies. Trailer being towed away by car. Police official pointing out map of city and teletype to civilian defense workers. MSs, painting factory windows black. Int, home. Man pulling black-out curtains across window. Woman snapping out lamp. CU, flicking wall switch. This portion in sound - push-pull: Mayor LaGuardia seated at desk, and announcing that "War has been declared, and we must cooperate". The following is silent: CU, sign in New York store window with heading "If it comes, How to Protect yourself.". HS, Times Square. CU, air raid warden looking skyward. CU, siren. CU, "civilian defense" brassard. Sequence, people on Times Square going into buildings, theaters, to take cover during air raid drill. HSs, street, policeman directing people to take cover. Policeman grabbing woman by the arm and leading her to store. HS, deserted Times Square, firetruck and emergency truck coming through. LS, air raid wardens leading women and children from park. Int, home. Children and woman falling under table. The following in sound: AMERICAN NATIONS PROBE INVASION OF COSTA RICA.: Washington, DC. Sequence: Meeting at Pan American Building where charge that Nicaragua invaded Costa Rica is under investigation. SELECTED SCENES FROM "GENERAL AKIN AWARD".: AFCF Philadelphia, Pa:02/14/1949. CU, Maj Gen Spencer Akin speaking about Integrated Communication System. CU, general looking at camera.(not talking)

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities