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PICTORIAL REPORT NO. 26
"OBSOLETE" FILM. A VIRGINIA (GALAX) TOWNSHIP CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. A TRIP TO FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA, FOR A LOOK AT THE ARMY'S ELECTRONIC PROVING GROUND. |
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NARRATOR TELLS OF THE PRE-WWII U.S. ARMY WHICH WAS
UNDERFUNDED, ILL-EQUIPPED AND ANTIQUATED. THE PRIVATE'S PAY WAS $21 A MONTH. |
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LS- HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS,SOME WITH DIFFERENT
UNIFORMS, DO CALISTENICS AT AN ARMY CAMP. MS- THEY MARCH AND YELL IN CADENCE. |
| 00:59:46 71.27 |
MS- THE ILL-EQUIPPED SOLDIERS STAND AT EASE AT A
TRAIN STATION AS OTHER SQUADS MARCH IN FRONT OF THEM. |
| 01:00:17 102.27 |
MS- ANTIQUATED TANKS ARE UNLOADED OFF A RAILROAD
FLAT CAR. MS- HORSEBACK CAVALRY REGIMENT RIDES BY |
| 01:00:42 127.27 |
MS- A GROUP OF GIS STRUGGLE PUTTING UP AN OLD
FASHION TENT. |
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LS- SOLDIERS RUN THROUGH OPEN FIELD WEARING WWI
HELMETS DURING THE CAROLINA MENUEVERS |
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LS- A HORSE DRAWN ARTILLERY GUN ACCOMPANIED BY A
HORSE DRAWN WAGON CARRYING THE ARTILLERY CREW. |
| 01:01:21 166.27 |
MS- A MACHINE GUN CREW SET UP A 'MACHINE GUN'
MADE OF A PIECE OF PIPE. |
| 01:01:25 170.27 |
MS- BAGS OF FLOUR 'EXPLODE' ON AN ADVANCING TANK
INDICATING A 'HIT'. |
| 01:01:29 174.27 |
MS- A 2-MAN MACHINE GUN CREW FIRE AT A JEEP WITH
A WOODEN MACHINE GUN |
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MONTAGE- GIS WEARING THE NEW HELMETS AND UNIFORMS
SCAMPER OVER A HIGH WOODEN FENCE DURING TRAINING AS AMERICA 'WAKES UP' TO A WORLD AT WAR. |
| 01:02:04 209.27 |
A NEWSPAPER HEADLINE "JAPS WAR ON U.S., ETC." IS
SUPER-IMPOSED OVER THE FAMED FILM OF THE JAP ATTACK OF PEARL HARBOR. |
| 01:02:42 247.27 |
NARRATOR TELLS OF THE ARMY ELECTRONIC PROVING
GROUNDS IN HUACHUCA, ARIZONA. |
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AERIAL- VAST INSTALLATION AT FORT HUACHUCA,
ARIZONA |
| 01:03:19 284.27 |
MS- A TEACHER SHOWS GI A MATHMATICAL FORMULA ON
A BLACKBOARD |
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MS- A SCIENTIST COMPARES A LARGE VACUUM TUBE, A
LATER SMALLER ONE WITH A TRANSISTER HELD IN PALM OF HIS HAND. |
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LS- A SMALL PILOT-LESS DRONE PLANE IS LAUNCHED
INTO THE SKY. CU- THE RECONNAISSANCE ROBOT PLANE IS MOUNTED WITH A CAMERA. |
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MS- THE DRONES PROP IS STARTED WITH A LAWN MOWER
TYPE ENGINE PULL CORD. |
| 01:05:06 391.27 |
AERIAL- PAN OF THE LANDSCAPE AS SEEN BY THE
DRONE'S CAMERA. MS- A GI ON THE GROUND FOLLOWS AND CONTROLS THE DRONES FLIGHT WITH A TRACKING DEVICE AS ANOTHER GI TRACKS IT WITH A RADAR ANTENNA |
| 01:05:49 434.27 |
ELS- THE DRONE IS PARACHUTED TO THE GROUND AFTER
IT'S ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN. |
| 01:06:59 504.27 |
LS- A L-19 ARMY LIGHTPLANE TAKES OFF ON A
RECONNAISSANCE MISSION WITH CAMERA ATTACHED TO IT'S WING |
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CU- A NEW MINIATURE RADIO WITH AN EAR PLUG IS
DEMONSTRATED BY A GI. HE COMPARES IT'S SIZE WITH A CIGARETTE. |
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MS- A GI ON THE FIELD DEMONSTRATES A HELMET
CONTAINING A RADIO. HE SPEAKS THROUGH A TINY MIC AS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD LISTEN THROUGH THEIR HELMET RADIOS. |
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MS- ARMY SCIENTISTS EXPERIMENT WITH AN
ALL-WEATHER FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM THAT 'SEES' IN THE DARK USING A RADAR GUIDANCE DEVICE. (AFCAN) |
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NARRATOR TELLS HOW A NEW ARMY RESERVE, THE 928TH
QUARTERMASTER COMPANY IS ORGANIZED IN A SMALL TOWN IN VIRGINIA. |
| 01:15:06 991.27 |
AERIAL- THE LITTLE TOWN OF GALAX, VIRGINIA. NAMED
BY QUAKERS 100 YEARS AGO. 'GALAX' WRITTEN ON A BUILDING'S ROOF |
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MS- 2 ARMY OFFICERS MEET WITH A YOUNG HEAD OF THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF GALAX WITH A PREPOSAL TO FORM A ARMY RESERVE TRAINING COMPANY IN GALAX. |
| 01:17:17 1122.27 |
MS- THE 2 GIS VISIT PRIVATE HOME AND SIT IN THE
LIVING ROOM WITH THE FAMILY AND GET INPUT INTO THE IDEA. |
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MS- A MAN AND WOMAN TYPING INTERVIEW A YOUNG
RECRUIT TO THE NEW RESERVE UNIT OF GALAX. |
| 01:19:56 1281.27 |
MS- BRIGADIER GENERAL PHILIP F. LINDERMANN SPEAKS
TO THE NEW RESERVE UNIT AFTER IT IS SWORN IN |
| 01:21:24 1369.27 |
MS- THE TOWNS BAND LED BY A MAJORETTE MARCH DOWN
STREET AT THE TOWN'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. MS-4 SWIM SUIT BEAUTIES RIDE ON A FLOAT MARKED '1956 MODELS', BEHIND IT ARE 3 '1906 MEN MODELS'. |
| 01:21:38 1383.27 |
MS- A 'HILLBILLY LAYING DOWN WITH HIS RIFLE READY
RIDES IN A FLOAT 'DOWN WITH WHISKEY'. |
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MS- MULES PULL A WAGON FULL OF MEN. MS- PEOPLE
DRESSED IN CLOTHING ORIGINALLY WORN BY THE FOUNDERS, MARCH SIDE BY SIDE |
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CU- A HEAVILY BEARDED POLICEMAN IN UNIFORM OF THE
PERIOD. MAN AND WOMAN ON A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO |
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CU- A MODEL-T FORD RIDES TOWARDS THE CAMERA
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Year: 1940
Color: Black & White
Genre: MILITARY
Specialty CollectionGenre: MILITARY
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