| AMERICANS RUSH HOME FROM WAR SCARED EUROPE | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1530 |
| Catalog #: | 347507 | |
| Clip Number: | 347507-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 011-802-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:00:28 - 00:01:58 | |
| Location: | NEW YORK, N.Y. | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Border Crossings & Customs LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Passenger Liners WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: Prelude (Prologue) | |
| Description: | AMERICANS RUSH HOME FROM WAR SCARED EUROPE In the face of the tense European situation, government customs officials hold up sailings of the S.S. Bremen and other vessels to prevent illegal acts at sea if war should break out. Thousands of Americans arrive home on the S.S. Normandie and Aquitania, happy to escape the tension abroad. Sign reads : "Aquitania Sails at 6 PM - No Visitors Allowed". Various shots of ships. | |
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