1940-1949WORLD WAR II
REPORT ON WAR PRODUCTION. CONVERTING AUTOMOBILE FACTORY INTO ARMY DEFENSE PLANT. HOMEFRONT.
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LOW ANGLE SHOT OF TALL BUILDING WITH TRAFFIC GOING PAST IN DETROIT
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SMOKE BILLOWS FROM MANY SMOKESTACKS. PAN DOWN TO FACTORY-PLANT BUILDINGS. POLLUTION
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MEN IN FACTORY WORKING WITH RED HOT LENGTHS OF STEEL
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MAKING CAR DOOR PARTS ON ASSEMBLY LINE
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MEN BUILDING CARS ON ASSEMBLY LINE IN MOTOR CITY
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CU VARIOUS PIECES BEING PUT ON CAR: AXLE, CAR BUMPER, LOWERING BODY ONTO FRAME
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BRAND NEW SHINY 1930s CAR DRIVES OFF ASSEMBLY LINE UNDER HANGING AMERICAN FLAG
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VARIOUS SHOTS THROUGH EMPTY FACTORY, CLOSED DOWN WITH NO WORKERS
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VARIOUS SHOTS OF MACHINES IN FACTORY BEING BROKEN DOWN: BREAKING UP CONCRETE WITH JACK-HAMMER, LARGE METAL PIECES MOVED ALONG BY CEILING CRANE, PULLING MACHINES APART
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SMALL TRACTOR TOWS LARGE PIECES OF MACHINERY
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MACHINES PILED UP IN LARGE STORAGE ROOM
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LARGE PIECES OF MACHINERY BROUGHT OUT & LEFT OUTSIDE IN THE SNOW OUTSIDE FACTORY
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SOLDIER STANDS GUARD AT CHAINLINK FENCE GATE BY SIGN:
"DEFENSE PLANT. PART OF THE ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY" |
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HUGE PIECES OF MACHINERY INSTALLED IN PLANT. SPARKS FLY FROM SOLDERING IRON. PAN ALONG NEW MACHINES
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VIEW OF MEN'S SILHOUETTES AGAINST OVAL WINDOW AS THEY CLIMB UP STAIRS FOR TRAINING SCHOOL. WINTER OUTSIDE
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YOUNG MEN WORKING WITH NEW MACHINERY. IRON PRESSES, SANDERS, GRATERS, OILING CYLINDER
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ARMY MEN LEARNING IN CLASSROOM. CLASS DISMISSED, GET UP & LEAVE
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MEN GATHER AROUND MACHINE AS TEACHER SHOWS HOW IT
WORKS |
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IRON WORKERS TAKE RED-HOT STEEL OUT OF BURNER & PUT IT INTO HUGE IRON STAMPER WHICH POUNDS AWAY AT IT.
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SHINY AIRPLANE ENGINE WITH ALL LEVERS MOVING &
TURNING |
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WAR WORKERS PUSHING OUT AIRPLANE ENGINES
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BUFFING SHINY AIRPLANE PROPELLOR
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ROOM FILLED WITH PROPELLOR BLADES
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MEN PUSHING OUT COMPLETE PROPELLORS
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MEN SPINNING PROPELLOR BLADES & ASSEMBLING THEM
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PROPELLOR IS TESTED, SPINNNG
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MEN TAKING HELMETS OUT OF PRESS
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FEMALE WAR WORKER STAMPING LINING INTO HELMET
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MASS PRODUCTION AS WORKERS INSPECT HELMETS COMING OFF ASSEMBLY LINE
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ASSEMBLY LINE AS MEN MANUFACTURE MACHINE GUNS
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MACHINE GUNS MOVE ALONG CONVEYOR BELT
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TYPEWRITERS ON DISLPLAY
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LIPSTICKS ON DISPLAY
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SORTING MACHINE GUN SHELLS
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PULLING DOMED BOMB NOSES OUT OF MACHINE PRESS
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DISPLAY OF 1940s METAL LAMPS
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DISPLAY OF 1940s VACUUM CLEANERS
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DISPLAY OF 1940s ELECTRIC TOASTERS
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1940s REFRIGERATORS, WASHING MACHINES
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DISPLAY OF GARDEN TOOLS, MANUAL PUSH MOWER & SHOVELS
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75MM GUN SHELLS MOVING ALONG ASSEMBLY LINE
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HUNDREDS OF ARMY TRUCKS READY FOR SHIPPING IN LOT
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CU STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS
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