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Americans fight in World War I

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.383.1 | RG Number: RG-60.1275 | Film ID: 2915

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    Americans fight in World War I

    Overview

    Description
    Miscellaneous Film 50 / Signal Corps / U.S. Army. Reel 4. 01:27:12 "Behind the lines long range guns swell the storm of destruction" US artillery in fields, troops, firing with camouflaged vehicles, smoke rising in the distance. More weapons firing, equipment. 01:29:30 "The famous 75's in action at Le Cotes de Forinent, September 27, 1918" Men set off weapons, CUs. 01:30:24 "The tanks advance to do their bit" Views of tanks moving in the fields with soldiers nearby, smoke. 01:32:27 "Shelling an ammunition dump" Weapons fire. 01:33:04 "Every man on his toes - amid the roar of guns and whine of shells" Loading artillery, ruins in BG. 01:33:51 "A flock of aeroplanes getting ready for a trip over the lines" LS, planes lined up in airfield. 01:34:13 "This is how bombs are attached to an aeroplane" MS, men affix weapons to a plane wing. 01:35:03 "They're off! A squadron of aeroplanes out for the battle led by Lt. Quentin Roosevelt" Bi-planes in flight. 01:36:09 "Captain Eddie Rickenbacker American 'Ace of Aces' over the lines - looking for a scrap" View of Eddie from inside his plane. 01:36:24 "Bombing the German lines" Planes overhead, dropping bombs, smoke in fields. 01:37:03 "As night descends - the gloom is pierced by signal rockets" Firebombs at night, dropping from the sky.
    Duration
    00:10:37
    Date
    Event:  1914-1918
    Locale
    France
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    01:26:59:00 to 01:37:36:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2915 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2915 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2915 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2915 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2915 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2915 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2915 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2915 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
    • User
    • User 2915 Video: DVD
      User 2915 Video: DVD
      User 2915 Video: DVD
      User 2915 Video: DVD

    Rights & Restrictions

    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

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this footage from the National Archives and Records Administration in June 2008 for use in the special exhibition, "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5464
    Source Archive Number: 111 M 50
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:39:19
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