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SYRACUSE, NY. CITY STREETS.
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CHILDREN PLAYING IN YARD, MIDDLE CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD .
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BOY WHISTLES AS HE WORKS WITH ELECTRICAL WIRE.
ON ROOF. CLIMBS INTO WINDOW, ANSWERS PHONE. |
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CU DIAL AS OVEN IS SHUT OFF. TURNING OFF OVEN
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00:01:31 52.3 |
CU MOTHER IN PHONE BOOTH. WOMAN LADENED WITH PACKAGES CHECKING PHONE BOOTH BEFORE IMPATIENT MAN GOES IN
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00:01:48 69.3 |
CU MAN DIALING OPERATOR ON ROTARY PHONE
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00:01:53 74.3 |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES. SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS PLUGGING IN WIRES.
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00:02:04 85.3 |
INDUSTRIAL CITY. SYRACUSE, NEW YORK FACTORIES
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00:02:14 95.3 |
DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE CIRCA 1951. BUSTLING CITY.
1940s & EARLY 1950s CARS. LOEWS MOVIE THEATER. BUSINESS SECTION |
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POLICEMEN EXITING POLICE STATION. MUNICIPAL SERVICES, FIREMEN CLEANING FIRE TRUCK IN FRONT OF FIRE STATION
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00:02:26 107.3 |
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN KIDS ON SWINGS.
PLAYGROUND |
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TELEPHONE & ELECTRICAL WIRES.
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00:02:41 122.3 |
AIRPORT. TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.
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00:02:48 129.3 |
RAILROAD STATION, MALE SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR TELEGRAPH BEING TYPED OUT.
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00:03:12 153.3 |
PAPER BOY DELIVERS THROWS NEWSPAPERS ON PORCH OF HOUSE.
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WOMAN PICKS PAPER UP FROM PORCH, LOOKS AT PAPER.
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CU NEWSPAPER RADIO TIMETABLE
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00:03:33 174.3 |
IMPATIENT, LATE FOR FLIGHT MAN YELLING INTO PHONE FOR TAXI. MAN LOOKS AT WRIST WATCH
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00:03:43 184.3 |
TAXI DISPATCH OFFICE, CIGAR SMOKING DISPATCHER
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00:03:51 192.3 |
TAXI DRIVER ON CB RADIO.
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HUSBAND FATHER SAYING GOODBYE TO FAMILY ON FRONT PORCH, GETS INTO TAXI
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HAM RADIO OPERATOR. SHORTWAVE RADIO CIRCA 1951.
CU WALL OF AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS CALL NUMBERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD |
00:04:40 241.3 |
CONSTRUCTION CREWS. 2-WAY RADIO DASHBOARD OF TRUCK.
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00:04:58 259.3 |
WORKER RUNNING TO CAR, EMERGENCY CALL. REPORTS CAR ACCIDENT. CALLING AMBULANCE ON MICROPHONE.
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00:05:28 289.3 |
AMBULANCE ARRIVES ON SCENE. CAR ACCIDENT. EMT
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SMOKE COMING OUT OF BUILDING. MOTHER & BABY IN SMOKY ROOM. APARTMENT BUILDING ON FIRE. FIREMEN ARRIVE, CLIMB LADDER. NIGHTTIME SCENE. HOLDING WATER HOSE. POLICE KEEP CROWD BACK. PRESS CAR.
REPORTER. PEOPLE LOOK UP AT BUILDING. AERIALS OF CARS & FIRE TRUCK. |
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FLOOD. CITY UNDER WATER. DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE WINDS BLOW. BLAZING FIRE.
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CD SYMBOLS. CIVIL DEFENSE.
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MEN IN MEETING PLANNING BOARD MEETING. MAN LOOKS AT WATCH.
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COMMUNICATION CENTER FOR CIVIL DEFENSE. MAN WITH HEADSET ON. RADIO CENTER. TECHNOLOGY.
SHOWS CHART TO MAN. BANK OF PHONES. LOOK OUT WINDOW. |
00:10:57 618.3 |
HAM RADIO OPERATOR. YOUNG MAN. MAN IN UNIFORM.
ARMED SERVICES. NERD MAN IN BOW TIE. |
00:12:18 699.3 |
CIVIL DEFENSE MEETING SIGN. MAN ON STAGE MAKES SPEECH AT PODIUM. PEOPLE LISTEN IN AUDITORIUM.
APPLAUSE. |
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FACTORIES. POWER LINES.
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00:13:32 773.3 |
CHURCH. CITY SQUARE. DOWNTOWN. PEOPLE CROSS STREET. CLINTON SQUARE
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00:13:48 789.3 |
AIR RAID SHELTER. CU OF AIR RAID HORN. NUCLEAR ATTACK PEOPLE RUN, DROP WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
BENT STREET SIGN. RUBBLE OF CITY. DESERTED. MOTHER GRABS BABY. BLIND MAN. BUSTLING CENTER. PEOPLE WEAR CIVIL DEFENSE HELMETS. MAN GETTING SHAVE. PEOPLE LOOK UP IN SURPRISE. |
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FIRE TRUCK ARRIVES ON SCENE, FIREMEN STEP ON DOLL, PUT OUT FIRE.
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ORGANIZATION OF EMERGENCY HELP. BANK OF PHONES HECTIC. PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND
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MAN ON TWO-WAY RADIO IN CAR. CU REPORTER ON TWO-WAY RADIO RADIOLOGIST. RADIATION REPORT. VARIOUS EMERGENCY WORKERS COMMUNICATING VIA RADIOS COMMUNICATIONS NIAGARA - MOHAWK POWER COMPANY.
NURSES. BURNING SWING SET. HIGHWAY CREW TO CLEAR ROAD. CHILDREN AND TEACHER AT SCHOOL. READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY. |
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BOW TIE WEARING NERD ON PODIUM TALKING ABOUT CIVIL DEFENSE COMMUNICATIONS. 1950s AUDIENCE APPLAUSE
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00:20:48 1209.3 |
AERIAL VIEW OF HAPPY SUBURBAN TOWN.
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MOTHER YELLS UPSTAIRS TO SON THAT DINNER IS READY. SON LEAVES HAM RADIO FOR DINNER. THEY SIT DOWN TO DINNER AT FANCY TABLE. SON PUSHING MOTHER'S CHAIR IN. FAMILY MEMBERS DRINK WATER. TYPICAL 1950s FAMILY
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