Overview
- Description
- Blackout preparations in London: men paint white stripes on trees, lamp posts, and curbs. People at a gas mask depot in Lambeth. A newly married couple exits a church. The bride, groom, and bridesmaids all carry gas masks. A sign on the side of a building informs the public that gas masks are the property of the government and must be properly cared for. A young boy sitting on a curb opens a box containing a gas mask and puts it on. Men pile sandbags around a fire alarm box. "Wanted!" posters featuring photos of Hitler and Goebbels. Men paint car bumpers white for driving in a blackout. Sandbags are placed around gas pumps at a petrol station.
- Film Title
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War Coverage -- England No. 1
- Duration
- 00:06:45
- Date
-
Event:
1939 August
- Locale
-
London,
England
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
March of Time, Inc.
Camera Operator: Hodgson
Camera Operator: Navarro
Camera Operator: Cotter
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Outtakes.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:49:21:00 to 01:56:06:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2729 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2729 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2729 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
Master 2729 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2729 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2729 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2729 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2729 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 the film excerpts from the National Archives and Records Administration in July 2004.
- Copied From
- Video Master; b/w
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 4276
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 728 B - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:44:31
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