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UNRRA aids refugees in Czechoslovakia

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1991.252.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0018 | Film ID: 3

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    UNRRA aids refugees in Czechoslovakia
    Transcript
    --human beings in concentration camps forced into--
    Things like this were common during the first weeks.
    --are moving into all parts of the country
    were brought from outside.
    --cities followed.
    In spite of all sorts of transport--
    [INAUDIBLE]
    What comes.
    Grain and flour.
    [INAUDIBLE]
    American tractors are arriving and will help.
    Say
    --another--
    --and other medicines.
    And emerge--
    That was the case with this load.
    The Czechoslovak Ministry of Food attends to distribution.
    And coupons have to be surrendered for food.
    --the taste of real coffee or cocoa, as well as
    many other things.
    --which are being repaired and cleaned before they are
    handed--
    And of course, second-hand clothing is worth its weight.
    --people young and old.

    Overview

    Description
    Universal Newsreel, Vol. 19, No. 476.
    Various activities of UNRRA in Czechoslovakia; clothing, food. CU, from above crowd around bus. Some women hang out of bus window, clasping hands with crowd outside. CU, women and men hug, cheek caresses. Women crying in arms of friends/relatives. "USA" on side of train. Railcar filled with bags of grain. Tractor pulls boxes, contents of boxes of medicines being shown to camera. Joyous gathering outside UNRRA storefront. Woman behind counter dispensing food. CU, bags of coffee, food products. MS, INT sewing shop. MS, woman with rack of clothes behind her; dispenses jackets. Woman with little girl in arms receives second-hand dress.

    Newsreel footage also contains the following part:
    02:45:04 "Townsmen Discuss UNO Site"
    Duration
    00:01:11
    Date
    Event:  1946 February
    Locale
    Czechoslovakia
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: Universal News

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Poor
    Time Code
    02:43:53:00 to 02:45:04:00
    Film Format
    • Master
      • Master 3 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 3 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 3 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 3 Video: One Inch - NTSC
    • Preservation
      • Preservation 3 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 3 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 3 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 3 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

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    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in March 1991. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Permanent Exhibition.
    Copied From
    35mm b/w print
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 107
    Source Archive Number: 200 UN 19-476
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:47:21
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