Henry Brown, Farmer Part 1

Description

This film is a documentary that shows soldiers on the World War II battlefield who are compared with the "soldiers of production." It relates agricultural production to wartime needs by focusing on the life of Black farmer, Henry Browne and his family who are seen at work and in their home. They travel to a nearby Army Air Force base to visit their son, a cadet in the 99th Pursuit Squadron; he guides them on a tour and flies a trainer plane.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture

Series

Public Information and Training Motion Picture and Television Productions