| 01:01:48 0.6 |
*(NO AUDIO)* "OBSOLETE" FILM
THREE SUBJECTS ARE TREATED IN THIS PROGRAM: TRANSPORTATION CORPS METHODS OF SUPPLY; THE SIGNAL CORPS IN GERMANY; AND ARMY "SKY DIVERS". |
| 01:02:46 58.6 |
MS- HUGE SPECIALLY DESIGNED BARGE, JOHN U.D. PAGE,
WITH ITS FLAT BOTTOM SETS OUT TO MEET SPECIALLY DESIGNED VEHICLE CARRYING CARGO VESSEL IN THE HARBOR. |
| 01:02:55 67.6 |
MS- UNDERWATER PHOTOS SHOW THE FLAT BOTTOM OF
BARGE AND IT'S SPECIALLY DESIGNED PROPELLERS WHICH ALLOW IT TO COME INTO A SHALLOW PORT |
| 01:03:13 85.6 |
01:03:13
MONTAGE- THE USN 'COMET', A SPECIALLY DESIGNED VEHICLE CARRYING CARGO VESSEL LIFTS A JEEP OFF THE DOCK AND INTO THE HOLD BY WINCH. |
| 01:03:22 94.6 |
MONTAGE- JEEPS AND TRUCKS OF ALL KIND ARE DRIVEN
DIRECTLY TO THE HOLD THROUGH HUGE CARGO DOORS WITH RAMPS TO THE DOCK. |
| 01:03:58 130.6 |
IN THE HARBOR THE BARGE (JOHN U.D. PAGE) MEETS
UP WITH AND ATTACHES ITSELF TO THE REAR OF USN COMET CARGO VESSEL. |
| 01:04:28 160.6 |
MS- GIS FROM THE BARGE PULL THE SHIPS TOGETHER
WITH ROPES. LS- A RAMP FROM THE CARGO VESSEL OPENS UP ONTO THE BARGE AND HUGE TRUCKS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS DRIVE ONTO THE BARGE FROM THE 'COMET' |
| 01:05:48 240.6 |
LS- THE TRAILERS DRIVE ONTO THE BARGE AND PARK
LIKE IN A HUGE PARKING LOT. |
| 01:05:58 250.6 |
MS- A BLACK SERGEANT GIVES HAND, DIRECTIONS TO THE
DRIVERS TRYING PARKING THEIR TRUCKS ON HUGE BARGE |
| 01:08:00 372.6 |
LS- THE 2 SHIPS DISENGAGE AND THE BARGE RIDES
INTO THE SHORE WITH IT'S CARGO OF VEHICLES. |
| 01:08:46 418.6 |
MS- THE BARGE RIDES INTO A SHALLOW HARBOR, LOWERS
ITS RAMP AND UNLOADS IT'S CARGO OF TRUCKS AND JEEPS WHICH ARE DRIVEN RIGHT OFF THE BARGE AND TO THEIR DESTINATION OFF SHORE. |
| 01:09:31 463.6 |
LS- LARGE ANTENNA TOWERS RISE ABOVE THE 102ND
SIGNAL BATTALION'S BASE IN KONIGSTUHL, GERMANY. |
| 01:09:54 486.6 |
MS- GIS WORK ON A WALL OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
OTHERS WORK AT A HUGE COMMUNICATION SWITCHBOARD. SWITCHING JACKS, MAKING CONNECTIONS |
| 01:11:20 572.6 |
SIGN: 'U.S. ARMY SIGNAL SERVICE BATTALION' AT
HEIDELBERG AIRFIELD. MS- GIS MAN WITH EARPHONES BUSY AT TELETYPE MACHINES TAKING AND SENDING MESSAGES. MS- A MESSAGE IS TIME CLOCKED. |
| 01:14:21 753.6 |
MONTAGE- A BLACK GI AND OTHERS OF THE 97TH SIGNAL
BATTALION MAN BUSY SWITCHBOARD AT COMMUNICATION NETWORK. CU- GI'S HAND PLUGS JACKS INTO A BUSY SWITCHBOARD |
| 01:14:49 781.6 |
CU- A GI PLACES A MESSAGE ONTO A WIRE PHOTO DRUM
WHICH SPINS AS THE COMMUNICATION IS SENT. |
| 01:15:34 826.6 |
LS- A SMALL, DRONE, PLANE IS CATAPULTED INTO THE
AIR AT OPEN AREA IN THE SNOW COVERED FOREST. MS- GI HOLDS A HAND-HELD RADIO CONTROL UNIT TO GUIDE THE 'DRONE, IN FLIGHT. |
| 01:15:50 842.6 |
ELS- A PARACHUTE SHOOTS OUT OF THE DRONE AND THE
DRONE PLANE FLOATS TO THE GROUND. |
| 01:16:18 870.6 |
LS- THE PARACHUTE IS RECOVERED FROM A TREE AND
THE DRONE IS PHYSICALLY CARRIED BY 4 GIS TO A WAITING TRUCK. |
| 01:17:13 925.6 |
MS- A GI IN A CONTROL TOWER COMMUNICATES WITH THE
PILOTS OF LIGHTPLANES AND HELICOPTERS AT THE 16TH AVIATION OPERATING DETACHMENT (WHERE? NO SOUND) |
| 01:17:46 958.6 |
MS- GIS LAY IN THE SNOW AND FIRE RIFLES IN A
TRAINING EXERCISE AS A GI CAMERMAN TAKES FILM OF THE ACTION. MS- AN 'ENEMY' SOLDIER IS CAPTURED AND THE CAMERMAN RECORDS THE SCENE. |
| 01:19:08 1040.6 |
CU- A GI CAMERMAN ADJUSTS HIS LENS AS HE AIMS THE
CAMERA FOR A SHOT. |
| 01:19:24 1056.6 |
LS- MEN AND WOMEN SIT AT WORK BENCHES AT A HUGE
COMMUNICATION REPAIR CENTER. (PAN) |
| 01:19:44 1076.6 |
CU- HAND OF REPAIRMAN TESTS A COMPONENT WITH A
METER. CU- FEMALE WORKER USES A SCREW DRIVER TO REPAIR A UNIT. WORKER TESTS A MOBILE RADAR ANTENNA IN THE SHOP. THE ANTENNA ROTATES IN ALL DIRECTIONS |
| 01:20:26 1118.6 |
MS- A LIGHTPLANES COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT IS
CHECKED IN THE SHOP AS ONE GI SITS IN THE COCKPIT COMMUNICATING WITH ONE OUTSIDE. THE GI GESTURES A-OK WITH HIS HAND. |
| 01:22:08 1220.6 |
LS- SIGN AT ENTRANCE TO 'U.S. ARMY HEADQUARTERS -
18TH AIRBORNE CORPS' |
| 01:22:13 1225.6 |
CU- ARM PATCH OF THE SKY DIVERS UNIT AT THE BASE.
MS- A FLARE WITH THE LOGO IS RAISED. SIGN: "XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS SPORT PARACHUTING CLUB" |
| 01:23:03 1275.6 |
MS- A DISK ANTENNA FOLLOWS THE PATH OF A WEATHER
BALLOON RELEASED IN THE DISTANCE. |
| 01:23:29 1301.6 |
MONTAGE- SKY DIVERS AND CHUTE EXPERTS LAY OUT THE
CHUTES ON THE GROUND AND EXAMINE AND FOLD THEM. AS SKY DIVERS PREPARE FOR THE SKYDIVING CONTEST. |
| 01:23:41 1313.6 |
CU- A CHUTE EXPERT OF THE FLORIDA CHUTE ASSN.,
CAREFULLY FOLDS THE MANY CHUTE CORDS ON A UNIT. |
| 01:24:12 1344.6 |
MS- PARACHUTE PROS HELPS ADJUST CHUTES ON
SKY DIVERS. SKY DIVERS-GIS ASSIST EACH OTHER IN BOARDING A HUGE HELICOPTER |
| 01:24:50 1382.6 |
AERIAL- SKY DIVERS JUMP, SPREAD EAGLE', OUT OF THE
HELICOPTER ONE BY ONE. |
| 01:25:17 1409.6 |
MS- OTHER SKY DIVERS AND CHUTE PEOPLE WATCH FROM
THE GROUND AS THE CHUTISTS FLOAT GENTLY TO THE GROUND ATTEMPTING TO HIT A TARGET. |
| 01:25:56 1448.6 |
MS- OFFICIALS MARK THE SPOT THE SKY DIVERS LANDS
IN RELATION TO THE CENTER OF THE TARGET. |
| 01:26:20 1472.6 |
MS- A FEMALE SKY DIVER LANDS AND GIVES A SMILE AS
SHE LOOKS UPWARD TO OTHERS IN FLIGHT. |
| 01:27:16 1528.6 |
LS- SKY DIVERS JUMP OUT OF HUGE HELICOPTER IN SLOW
MOTION. AS SEEN FROM AIRCRAFT ALONGSIDE. LS- SKY DIVERS COME CLOSER AND CLOSER TO DEAD CENTER ON THE TARGET. |
| 01:28:00 1572.6 |
MS- MAN LIES ON GROUND WITH BABY PLAYING WITH HIS
BABY ON HIS CHEST. |
| 01:29:00 1632.6 |
FOREIGN (RUSSIAN?) MEN AND WOMEN SKY DIVERS SIT
IN AN AIRCRAFT AND CHAT BEFORE THEY JUMP AT AN AIR SHOW. |
| 01:29:04 1636.6 |
MS- PHOTOS OF SKY DIVERS? APPEAR ON THE SCREEN AS
THE FOREIGN SKY DIVERS FLOAT TO THE GROUND |
| 01:29:26 1658.6 |
MONTAGE- THE FOREIGN DIVERS HIT THE GROUND NEAR
THE TARGET AND THE SPOT IS MARKED. |
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Year: 1917
Color: Black & White
Genre: NEWSREELS
Specialty CollectionGenre: NEWSREELS
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