The Pershing Story
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2014-02-23T21:01:04-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/0c5/20140223211128003_hd.jpgTwo short archival films depicted life on the homefront during World War II. The first was a “News Parade” film produced by Castle Films in 1942 called Washington in War Time. The ten-minute newsreel documented how the nation’s capital was coping with the war, including a doubling of the population. The second was a 1943 film titled Women on the Warpath, produced by Ford Motor Company. It was shot at the Willow Run B-24 Liberator Bomber plant near Ann Arbor, Michigan. This ten-minute color film program depicted bomber production and encouraged women to do all they could for the war effort when production was slowed by a labor shortage.
Two short archival films depicted life on the homefront during World War II. The first was a “News Parade” film produced by Castle Films in 1942…
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Two short archival films depicted life on the homefront during World War II. The first was a “News Parade” film produced by Castle Films in 1942 called Washington in War Time. The ten-minute newsreel documented how the nation’s capital was coping with the war, including a doubling of the population. The second was a 1943 film titled Women on the Warpath, produced by Ford Motor Company. It was shot at the Willow Run B-24 Liberator Bomber plant near Ann Arbor, Michigan. This ten-minute color film program depicted bomber production and encouraged women to do all they could for the war effort when production was slowed by a labor shortage. close
Two short archival films depicted life on the homefront during World War II. The first was a “News Parade” film produced by Castle Films in 1942… read more
Two short archival films depicted life on the homefront during World War II. The first was a “News Parade” film produced by Castle Films in 1942 called Washington in War Time. The ten-minute newsreel documented how the nation’s capital was coping with the war, including a doubling of the population. The second was a 1943 film titled Women on the Warpath, produced by Ford Motor Company. It was shot at the Willow Run B-24 Liberator Bomber plant near Ann Arbor, Michigan. This ten-minute color film program depicted bomber production and encouraged women to do all they could for the war effort when production was slowed by a labor shortage. close
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