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FOOD AND MAGIC Part 2

Description

Carnival magician, Jack Carson lectures an audience on nutrition and food waste using feats of magic to emphasize his points. He urges Americans to produce, conserve, and share food and to make adjustments to certain shortages. He demonstrates the nutritional value of certain foods. Three men bid and argue for a piece of meat in a sequence showing the need for rationing and price regulation.

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Collection

Records of the Office of War Information

Series

Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures

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Date
1942–1945
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3:10