Overview
- Description
- American Red Cross Gives Christmas Party in Germany. Man dressed as Santa Claus entering American Red Cross hall, carrying little girl and leading other children, accompanied by US officers and Red Cross workers. Santa and US soldiers feed children. Children getting plates with cookies and ice cream, eating. Soldiers attempting to play with children. US Army band performing for kids. Pan up, Christmas banner with two angels on wall; children and soldiers look down to camera from balcony, singing Christmas carols. Pan up, another Christmas banner above the entrance doorway: "Merry Christmas." Christmas tree in corner. EXT, children getting on trucks, arriving at IX Air Force Service Command Headquarters. Exiting doorway with brown paper bags (presumably Christmas gifts).
- Duration
- 00:11:36
- Date
-
Event:
12/24/1945
- Locale
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Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
United States. Army Air Forces. Combat Camera Unit, 2nd.
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Fair
- Time Code
- 01:21:59:00 to 01:33:35:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2265 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.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in July 2000.
- Copied From
- 35mm; b/w
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 2367
Source Archive Number: 18 CS 4646 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:36:23
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