WUSTL Film and Media Archive

Title Work

Title No: 3036

Title: Blacks in World War 2 fight

Alternate Titles:

WWII Blacks fighting

Medium: Moving Image

Original Medium: Film

Dates:

c1940 (Created)

23 Dec 1985 (Ordered/received)

Original Summary:

Pacific war, Bougainville, New Guinea.  93rd Division in action, observation plane over jungle.  Shooting mortars and other artillery.  Men unload supplies.  Men eat in trenches, ford river.  Pontoon bridges, tractors, sawing trees.  Air raid.  Stalking through jungle, dead Japanese soldier.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 4 min 29 sec

Forms: Stock shot

Genres: News

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--African Americans; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Papua New Guinea

Credits:

	Role	Name
	Compiler	Blackside, Inc.
	Copyright Claimant	John E. Allen, Inc.
	Source of Material	John E. Allen, Inc.

Notes:

They strike 1" then send beta of clips we want. Mrs. Allen deals with rights.

Items ^x2

	Item	Description
	3036-1	Safety Film : Positive picture
	3036-2	Safety Film : Sprocketed Magnetic Film

Contained By ^x1

	Title No	Title
	13026	Eyes on the prize [stock footage]