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CHAPTER 30: WAR EMERGENCIES AND SMALL BOAT NAVIGATION
in The Bluejackets' Manual, United States Navy, 1943 (Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy, 1943), 810-826
Military Personnel
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in The Bluejackets' Manual, United States Navy, 1943 (Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy, 1943), 810-826
Description
Military Personnel
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Date Published / Released
1943
Publisher
United States Naval Academy
Topic / Theme
Navy sailors, Emergency management, Fisheries, Foraging
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Bomber
in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by United States. Office for Emergency Management (District of Columbia: United States. Office for Emergency Management, 1941, originally published 1941), 10 mins
This documentary, produced by United States Office for Emergency Management, features Carl Sandburg discussing airplane bombers.
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in Prelinger Collection, of United States. Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection; produced by United States. Office for Emergency Management (District of Columbia: United States. Office for Emergency Management, 1941, originally published 1941), 10 mins
Description
This documentary, produced by United States Office for Emergency Management, features Carl Sandburg discussing airplane bombers.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
United States. Office for Emergency Management, Carl August Sandburg, 1878-1967
Date Published / Released
1941
Publisher
United States. Office for Emergency Management
Speaker / Narrator
Carl August Sandburg, 1878-1967
Person Discussed
Carl August Sandburg, 1878-1967
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Factories, Factory workers, Industrial design, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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La Ciencia Gobierna La Ford, Opening and Closing Title Cards
produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1939), 1 min
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features inter title cards of a film.
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produced by Ford Motor Company (Detroit, MI: Ford Motor Company, 1939), 1 min
Description
This documentary, produced by the Ford Motor Company, features inter title cards of a film.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ford Motor Company
Date Published / Released
1939
Publisher
Ford Motor Company
Topic / Theme
Film and films, Film industry, Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1939 by Ford Motor Company
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Color of War, 16, Covering the War
produced by Douglas Miller, in Color of War, 16 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002), 49 mins
This program captures the experiences of the combat photographers, war correspondents, combat artists, radio personalities, and others who documented World War II.
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produced by Douglas Miller, in Color of War, 16 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2002), 49 mins
Description
This program captures the experiences of the combat photographers, war correspondents, combat artists, radio personalities, and others who documented World War II.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Douglas Miller, Peter Coyote, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Color of War
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Coyote, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Film industry, Journalists, Photographers, War, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright 2008 A&E Television Networks
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Command Performance
(New York, NY: RCA Red Seal (BMG), 1942), 19 mins
This documentary features Milton Cross and his work with RCA and the music industry.
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(New York, NY: RCA Red Seal (BMG), 1942), 19 mins
Description
This documentary features Milton Cross and his work with RCA and the music industry.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Milton Cross, 1897-1975
Date Published / Released
1942
Publisher
RCA Red Seal (BMG)
Speaker / Narrator
Milton Cross, 1897-1975
Topic / Theme
Audio recordings, Manufacturing industry, Music, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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20: The Conventions of Restaurant Dining
written by Helen Sprackling, fl. 1941-1966; in Courtesy: A Book on Modern Manners (New York, NY: M. Barrows (Publisher), 1944), 212-218
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written by Helen Sprackling, fl. 1941-1966; in Courtesy: A Book on Modern Manners (New York, NY: M. Barrows (Publisher), 1944), 212-218
Description
General Audience
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Author / Creator
Helen Sprackling, fl. 1941-1966
Date Published / Released
1944
Publisher
M. Barrows (Publisher)
Topic / Theme
Restaurants, Etiquette
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Opportunities in America: Are You a Farmer?
written by Elizabeth Cynthia Barney Buel, 1868-; in D.A.R. Manual for Citizenship: 1935 (Daughters of the American Revolution, 1935), 30-37
General Audience
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written by Elizabeth Cynthia Barney Buel, 1868-; in D.A.R. Manual for Citizenship: 1935 (Daughters of the American Revolution, 1935), 30-37
Description
General Audience
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Monograph
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Cynthia Barney Buel, 1868-
Date Published / Released
1935
Publisher
Daughters of the American Revolution
Topic / Theme
Agriculture, Manufacturing industry
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Death Valley
(District of Columbia: United States. Department of the Interior, 1936), 9 mins
Shows a panorama of Death Valley and scenes in its ghost towns of Rhyolite, Panamint, and Leadfield, and of the abandoned Keane's Wonder Mine and Old Eagle Borax Mine. Includes views of wrecked and abandoned mining machinery, Indian charcoal kilns, Death Valley Junction, cactus, Furnace Creek Inn, and the Pacific...
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(District of Columbia: United States. Department of the Interior, 1936), 9 mins
Description
Shows a panorama of Death Valley and scenes in its ghost towns of Rhyolite, Panamint, and Leadfield, and of the abandoned Keane's Wonder Mine and Old Eagle Borax Mine. Includes views of wrecked and abandoned mining machinery, Indian charcoal kilns, Death Valley Junction, cactus, Furnace Creek Inn, and the Pacific Valley Borax Co.'s wagons and equipment. Tourists swim in a pool.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
1936
Publisher
United States. Department of the Interior
Topic / Theme
Deserts, Tourist attractions, Gold mines and mining, Climate and the Environment, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
directed by Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns, 1955-; produced by Steven Bennett, fl. 1997, Emir Lewis, fl. 1997, Emily Pfeil, fl. 2019 and Kathryn Clinard, fl. 2013, Steeplechase Films (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 1 hour 59 mins
Chronicling the history and personal experiences of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond – Driving While Black explores the background of a phrase rooted in realities that have been a part of the African American experience for hundre...
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directed by Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns, 1955-; produced by Steven Bennett, fl. 1997, Emir Lewis, fl. 1997, Emily Pfeil, fl. 2019 and Kathryn Clinard, fl. 2013, Steeplechase Films (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 1 hour 59 mins
Description
Chronicling the history and personal experiences of African Americans on the road from the advent of the automobile through the seismic changes of the 1960s and beyond – Driving While Black explores the background of a phrase rooted in realities that have been a part of the African American experience for hundreds of years – told in part through the stories of the people who lived through it.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Steven Bennett, fl. 1997, Emir Lewis, fl. 1997, Emily Pfeil, fl. 2019, Kathryn Clinard, fl. 2013, Steeplechase Films
Author / Creator
Gretchen Sorin, Ric Burns, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Topic / Theme
Travel, Automobile industry, Race relations, Discrimination, Civil rights, Race and Gender, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), The Sixties (1960–1974), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Steeplechase Films, Inc.
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Empires of Industry, Modern Marvels: War Planes Of World War II
produced by Jon Jefferson, fl. 1997, Jupiter Entertainment, in Empires of Industry (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1998), 44 mins
Empires of Industry celebrates the spirit of invention and progress in American industry. Episode: Modern Marvels: War Planes Of World War II: Flight was born in America at the turn of the century. But WWII saw more planes built in a single year--300,000--than had been built in the previous 40.
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produced by Jon Jefferson, fl. 1997, Jupiter Entertainment, in Empires of Industry (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1998), 44 mins
Description
Empires of Industry celebrates the spirit of invention and progress in American industry. Episode: Modern Marvels: War Planes Of World War II: Flight was born in America at the turn of the century. But WWII saw more planes built in a single year--300,000--than had been built in the previous 40.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jon Jefferson, fl. 1997, Jupiter Entertainment, Peter Thomas, 1924-2016
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Empires of Industry
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Thomas, 1924-2016
Person Discussed
Bill Boeing, 1881-1956, Donald Douglas, 1892-1981, Roy Grumman, 1895-1982
Topic / Theme
Manufacturing industry, History curriculums, Aircraft, Aviation technology, Aviation industry, World War II, 1939-1945
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 A+E Networks. All Rights Reserved
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