March of Time -- outtakes -- NY at war parade: "Free French" and "Defeat Hitlerism" floats
Creator(s)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Whitwer (Camera Operator)
- March of Time, Inc. (Producer)
Scope and Content
An anti-Axis parade in New York City. Boy scouts carry American flags; American soldiers and sailors march by. A contingent of British or Canadian soldiers, followed by women in uniform. Floats include: one with a sign reading, "Holland;" a horse-drawn hearse with a sign that reads: "The Crime of Lidice." Women in evening gowns ride a float with a globe atop it; a decorated float labelled "Bataan and Corregidor." USSR float; one encouraging people to buy war bonds; Norwegian seamen aboard a float designed to look like a merchant ship.
Subjects
- MARCH OF TIME
- CROWDS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (CANADIAN)
- WOMEN
- SIGNS/POSTERS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
- PARADES
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (ALLIES)
Places
- New York, NY, United States
Genre
- Film
- Outtakes.
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