March of Time -- outtakes -- England 1939: posters with Hitler & Goebbels "wanted for murder"

Identifier
irn1003480
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.723.1
  • RG-60.4068
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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Scope and Content

Blackout preparations in London: men paint white stripes on trees, lamp posts, and curbs. People at a gas mask depot in Lambeth. A newly married couple exits a church. The bride, groom, and bridesmaids all carry gas masks. A sign on the side of a building informs the public that gas masks are the property of the government and must be properly cared for. A young boy sitting on a curb opens a box containing a gas mask and puts it on. Men pile sandbags around a fire alarm box. "Wanted!" posters featuring photos of Hitler and Goebbels. Men paint car bumpers white for driving in a blackout. Sandbags are placed around gas pumps at a petrol station.

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