Specialty CollectionGenre: WORLD WAR II
Description: EXPLAINS HOW WORKERS IN THREE AMERICAN CITIES SOLVED WARTIME LIVING PROBLEMS IN 1944. WWII A STORY OF THREE CITIES. ONE HARBORSIDE, ONE INDUSTRIAL AND ONE RURAL. FERRYBOAT. SEAFARING ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. NORFOLK, VIRGINIA NAVY YARD. DOCK WORKER. FAMILY LOOKS AT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BEING BUILT. THE BEGINNING OF SUBURBIA. MOVING IN. LOOKING AT DEVELOPMENT PLANS. PLANNING MEETING. UNWRAPPING FURNITURE. SETTING UP HOUSE. SCHOOL CLASSROOM. ALEXANDER PARK. CROWDS OF KIDS GO TO SCHOOL. WAR WORKERS HOUSING. DETROIT. WARTIME INDUSTRY. MEN AND WOMEN WORK ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE. BOYS SHOOT WITH PRETEND GUNS. FIGHTING. KIDS PLAY AND MAKE LOTS OF NOISE. FATHER TRYING TO SLEEP. WORKS THE NIGHT SHIFT. LIVING IN TRAILER. USING OLD WPA TOOL SHEDS. LOADED ONTO TRUCKS. REBUILDING. COMMUNITY MAKES DAYCARE FOR CHILDREN. ON SWING. RING-A-ROUND-THE-ROSIE. FOLKS DANCE. ADULTS ON A NIGHT OUT DANCING AND HAVING FUN. STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN. AIR FORCE WAREHOUSES, TRAIN YARD, ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT. RAILROAD CROSSING. BOXCARS. OGDEN. MEN GO INTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. TOWN MEETING. RAILROAD STATION. SUNDAY. PEOPLE RELAX ON PORCH. PLAY TENNIS. BUS PICKS UP PEOPLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. HOME FRONT. PEOPLE WORK FOR THE ARMY. ENGINEER. PEOPLE GET ON TRAIN. VALLEY COMMUNITY. SINGING ON THE TRAIN. TRAVELS THROUGH LANDSCAPE. GETTING OFF TRAIN. UNLOADING TRAIN CARS. GETTING SUPPLIES OUT. MILLIONS OF SHOVELS. CONSTRUCTION. IRON. HUGE TIRES. UTAH. FOLKS HELPING OUT.
