"LIFELINE", BURMA ROAD, BURMA Part 1

Description

Signal Corps 111 ADC 2731 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (C-147) 2731 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 816, ea Silent "LIFELINE" Burma Road, Burma 4 October 1944 MSs, native farmers and tradespeople enroute to village market on Burma Road. CU, native with pig. MSs, livestock and natives in market place. MCU, merchant sells pine needle rope for fuel. MLS, Chinese troops march thru Paoshan market place and west gate; Chinese temple in bg. LS, Chinese coolies carry two palanquins on valley road. (These litters are used to transport passengers). MS, wrecked truck on Burma Road. Truck is propped up by two planks. VS, truck loaded with rice pass on Burma Road. Seq: Rice is unloaded from trucks, weighed, packed and saddled upon mules. CUs, rice bags on mules. MS, pack train loaded with rice enroute to front. Record Group 111 Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERB/lzw

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities