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The Day the Books Went Blank Part 4

Description

This film shows the disadvantages of a society without libraries, and stresses civic responsibility in maintaining quality libraries by portraying a mythical day when all printed pages go blank and libraries vanish. The film is a Dephoure Studios, Inc. production that was presented by the Library Extension Agencies of the six New England States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut); produced by Joseph Dephoure; and narrated by John Scott.

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Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities

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Date
1961-01-01
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TRT
3:49