| Christmas 1950: Operation Santa Claus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 1781 | |
| Catalog #: | 500627 | |
| Clip Number: | 500627-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-SFL-35-091 | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:26 - 01:10:10 | |
| Location: | Japan/Europe/Africa/U.S. | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Christmas LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Libya LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Norway LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Alaska MAIL: Post Offices MILITARY: Misc, USA ORGANIZATIONS: Red Cross WAR & CONFLICT/KOREA: Homefront | |
| Description: | Operation Santa Claus was sponsored by the American Red Cross. Illustrated chart depicting method of delivery of Operation Santa Claus. MS white woman depositing gift package at ARC Operation Santa Claus mailing window; MS canvas bag hanging from arm of woman talking to teller -- "The World's Largest, Tokyo PX." CU button & ribbon: "Operation Santa Claus Shopper, Red Cross Volunteer." Great MSs white female OSC shopper offering two towheaded white girls a doll at toy store; MS boy playing with electric train set at toy store while another boy stands on adjacent table. MS white woman placing ribbon on gift present. MS Japanese man placing packing paper in wood crate containing Japanese doll. MS sign: 28th Base Post Office, Bremerhaven, APO 349; rear view MS U.S. Army mail clerk placing twine on package while corporal watches on; MS package being placed into mailbag at sorting center; MS Army clerk canceling stamps on letters by hand at rapid pace-- go speedy go! MS soldiers & clerks standing at pass window, packages being moved. Great TLS/MSs U.S. Army soldiers on skis carrying "Norwegian Christmas trees destined for Africa & U.S. air force bases in Tripoli" through falling snow; TLS/MS soldiers carrying trees up ramp ladder & onto plane; MSs soldiers giving Norwegian kids fresh oranges at airport, falling snow; MS two officers holding, posing with child; great MS bundled child eating orange during snowstorm. TLS USAF officers alighting plane, delivering Christmas trees at AFB in Tripoli; TLS/MSs officers & children posing with trees. TLS/MSs soldiers delivering X-mas packages to outpost in Alaska. | |
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