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The Army-Navy Screen Magazine 51
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The Army-Navy Screen Magazine Number 51, 1945 01 Private Snafu Fear : Short animated training film about the effect of fear on the human body. 02 Report From Lublin : Short film of Lublin, Poland and the grief and devastation there. 03 Report From Texas : Short film of Texas, including ranches, farming and oil wells. The Army-Navy Screen Magazine 51 1945 : the entire newsreel. The Army-Navy Screen Magazine was produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Pictorial Service, under the supervision of Col. Frank Capra, who came up with the idea. It was released twice a month and shown to military troops as a 20-minute newsreel. " By the end of the war, the Army-Navy Screen Magazine reached an enormous weekly audience of 4.2 million. It had become for American soldiers all over the world a communal experience that greatly influenced their perception of the war. " It featured short documentary films, news from back home, and short training films like Dr. Seuss' Private Snafu cartoons. I've uploaded the entire Screen Magazine and also each segment as a separate file (some editions are comprised of 1 long film, though). Description at the National Archives : "Reel 1, Part 1 (animated) shows Snaf…
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United States. Army Signal Corps’ Army Pictorial Service
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The Army-Navy Screen Magazine, Lublin Castle, World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland, Lublin (Poland), United States. Army, Texas -- History, US Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Caricatures and cartoons, World War II: Homefront, WWII, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological Aspects, Ranching, Ranches
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