Fighting war disease; UNRRA

Identifier
irn1000770
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.0925
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Henry Brant (Editor)
  • United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
  • Irving Jacoby (Director)
  • United Films (Producer)
  • Peter F. Elgar (Editor)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

Orientation Film no. 17 : shows widespread devastation and deprivation resulting from the war and conducive to disease and epidemics. Reel 2: Medicines are made and administered. Italians are isolated and inoculated. Swamps are drained and sprayed and natives treated in the South Pacific. Europeans receive food and clothing from UNRRA and military units, are pooled for identification, and return to their homes. Includes views of the San Francisco Conference.

Subjects

  • DISINFECTION
  • REFUGEES
  • DISPLACED PERSONS (DP)
  • MEDICAL CARE
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY
  • EXPULSION/RESETTLEMENT
  • DISEASES
  • UNRRA
  • DESTRUCTION
  • CLOTHES
  • FOOD
  • PROPAGANDA

Places

  • , Philippines
  • San Francisco, CA, United States
  • , Germany

Genre

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