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WWII - 1944, USA: War Film Bulletin No.12 - Help Save Tires Now

Reel Number: 220475-51

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1944,1940s

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 16:38:43

TC Ends: 16:40:50

Duration: 00:02:07

WWII - 1944 ca, USA Homefront: Government Film re Manufacturing & Saving Tires Title: War Film Bulletin No.12 - Help Save Tires Now! 16:38:54 CU hand squeezing synthetic rubber into a ball & bouncing it. Man dipping synthetic rubber in vat; montage of factory manufacturing tires. 16:39:15 Man pulling tires on cart; rolling them out door. Army trucks past; military vehicles in review formation across field. Jeeps bouncing over rough terrain;thru jungle. Artillery wheeled thru rivers & mud. Columns of vehicles. Rubber landing crafts. Man at sea in buoy / raft. 16:40:02 Tire production line. Civilian cars on road. 16:40:17 Super highway w/ superimposed text guidelines to save rubber. Inflating tires; truck on road; man looks at worn out, smooth tires. Narration encourages sharing car. Parking lot. Poster to encourage saving tires ‘They’ve got more important places to go than you!” WW2; 1940s; Automobiles; Self-rationing; Propaganda; NOTE: Shots are brief but good.

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