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VICTORY VIGNETTES Part 3

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On the adaptation of telephone services to the war effort. Part 1, radio transmitters and receivers are set up between telephone poles to bridge a gap in transmission created by fallen wires. Part 2, portable telephones are installed at Fort Custer, Mich., Norfolk Navy Yard, Va., and Camp Lee, Va. to ease the pressure on overburdened facilities. Part 3, a Signal Corps unit erects telephone lines and wires in three minutes during a war show held at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Mich.

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Collection

Records of the Office of War Information

Series

Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures

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Date
1944-01-01
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3:13