Date: 1942 / Genres: Public service announcements (Motion pictures) and Short films. - Media Collections Online Search Results

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1. Salvage (07:15)

Date:: 1942
Main contributors:: Nelson, Donald Marr, 1888-1959
Summary:: A message from Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, urging Americans to save metals, rubber, and greases for the World War II effort.

2. The Trimbles of Maple Street (15:10)

Date:: 1942
Main contributors:: Dick, Sheldon
Summary:: Dramatizes the conservation of war materials by residents of a typical town. Explains how the war effort is helped by sharing rides and collecting tin cans and other salvage. Explains the organizat...

3. Youth farm volunteers (04:57)

Date:: 1942
Main contributors:: United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Bureau of Motion Pictures
Summary:: Shows how the Extension Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture helped recruit and place young people from towns and cities on farms during World War II to combat farm labor shortage.