WWII - 1943, USA Homefront, Wounded: Naval Hospital Entertainment

WWII - 1943, USA Homefront, Wounded: Naval Hospital Entertainment Naval hospital aid carrying food tray in corridor; another pushing wheelchair. Nurses. Sign at end of hall: Tonight - Philadelphia Orchestra. Repeat takes of hall activity. 06:47:41 CU Two signs: U.S. Naval Hospital Tonight at 7 p.m. in the auditorium, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy. 06:48:02 Sign: United States Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dedicated to the... CU US Naval Hospital seal on corner of building. 06:48:20 LS 1930s Art Deco hospital building w/ clean lines; sailors into cars & walking past. 06:48:37 Sd. Multiple shots. LS & MS Ormandy conducting complete orchestra in front of seated sailors & others. Strauss waltz (?). Applause at end; orchestra stands & bows. 06:52:34 MCU of Ormandy conducting same piece, w/o baton. Patients seen in balcony behind. 06:53:19 Si. MS Naval veterans seated downstairs & upstairs watching, some in hospital robes, others in naval uniforms. Sd. Applauding. Si. Listening in MCU. 06:54:54 MCU sailor in wicker wheelchair. WW2 Troop Entertainment; 1940s; String Instruments; Classical Music; Recuperation; Symphony; NOTE: Hospital destroyed / imploded 09Jun01 Sound is raspy (from negative).