Action on the Homefront
World War II
Homefront
Food production
Agriculture
Midwest
Omaha, Nebraska
The film "Action on the Homefront" was produced by Harold Chenoweth Films during World War II in Omaha, Nebraska. Like other films produced by Chenoweth, the film was shown in movie theaters.
A preliminary index of the film based on the version received has been created. • Clip.01.dv: 0 - 0:12 Title card “Action on the Home Front – Produced by – H.F. Chenoweth-Films”; 00:00:12 alarm clock wakes man in bed, man turns on radio to radio station FOOD, voiceover regarding farm production during WWII, “food fights for freedom”; 00:01:07 voiceover continues as scene changes to male & female farmers milking cows in a barn, preparing milk for pick-up by milk hauler; 00:01:38 milk truck delivers milk cans to a processing plant where milk is prepared for shipment to troops or civilians, plant in Lincoln produced over 3 million pounds previous year, products include evaporated milk, dry milk; 00:03:05 Omaha plant pasteurizes milk for use by local military and civilians for use, bottling room; ends at 00:03:30 • Clip.02.dv: 0 – picks up in middle of plant clip; 00:00:13 boys & girls of the 4H are doing their part, highlights participants at the Nebraska State Fair with cows, clothing; Midwestern farm “as one big factory”; 00:01:20 champion 4H bread baking duo; 00:02:59 largest hog shown at 1944 Nebraska State Fair; 00:03:10 4H auction at 1944 Aksarben show; 00:04:02 1944 Farmer’s Day at Yankton, SD featuring WAC band from Des Moines, Typical Farmer of the Year Award, appearance of the Lone Ranger; concludes with the “Midwest farmer has his work to do and he will be in there pitching until the boys come home”; 00:06:32.
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Harold Chenoweth Films
Harold Chenoweth Film Collection, Archives & Special Collections, Criss Library, University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
circa 1942-1944
Uploaded to Omeka by Amy Schindler, August 28, 2016.
English
Digitized film
MSS0028_004
Metadata Guide for Digitization Projects
Metadata
Metadata guide for digital objects to be uploaded to Omeka by students in the course the American Experience in World War II.
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
2016
English
THIS IS THE ENEMY
Propaganda, Poster, World War II, Enemy Barbarism
Forearm with a sleeve which holds a swastika emblem, this Nazi solider is using a large knife to stab the bible.
US Government Printing Office
Office of War Information
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
1943
Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Public Domain
<a href="http://unomaha-public.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/4/resources/410">http://unomaha-public.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/4/resources/410</a>
JPEG
English
Still Image
Strong in the Strength of the Lord we who fight in the people's cause will never stop until that cause is won
Propaganda, Poster, Motivation, World War II
Three arms hold different forms of equipment: two of which is used to build war materials, while the other is a rifle used to fight the war.
US Government Printing Office
David Stone Martin
Office of War Information
Dr. C.C and Mabel L Criss Library
1942
Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska of Omaha
Public Domain
<a href="http://unomaha-public.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/4/resources/410">http://unomaha-public.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/4/resources/410</a>
JPEG
English
Still Image
What is the Nazi link with South America?
Why were high ranking Nazi officials seeking asylum in South America after WWII?
Who helped Nazis escape into South American countries?
Adolf Eichmann
Bishop Alois Hudal
Dr. Josef Mengele
Klaus Barbie
CIA
What effect does this conspiracy have on the Cold War?
Camp Toccoa, Georgia 1943
Military Training Camp
Picture of Camp Toccoa, Georgia where troops trained in preparation for combat in World War II
Currahee Military Museum
Currahee Military Museum
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Circa 1943
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/506/506images/camp_toccoa_1943_500.jpg
http://www.toccoahistory.com/camptoccoa.html
jpeg
Black and White Photograph
Uncle Sam propaganda poster
World War II
Propaganda Poster
Uncle Sam, half-length portrait, pointing at viewer as part of the United States government effort to recruit soldiers during World War I, with the famous legend "I want you for the U.S. Army".
James Montgomery Flagg
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3g03859/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a>
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
c. 1917
Uploaded by Alex Shaner on September 20, 2016
JPEG
English
Propaganda Poster
US soldiers in Guadalcanal
US soldiers advancing in Guadalcanal
U.S. Army in final drive on Guadalcanal. American soldiers, clad in the briefest clothing because of intense heat, blast away at the few remaining enemy positions left on Guadalcanal in the Solomons during the final offensive which led to liberation of the island. This is a 155 mm. Cannon
United States. Office of War Information
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
between 1942 Aug. 7 and 1943 Feb. 8.
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print" target="_blank">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print</a>
US Library of Congress
Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches).
Screaming Eagles
Picture of Easy company "Screaming Eagles" before the drop on D-Day during Operation Overlord
unknown
Japanese Fire Balloon
WWII
Fire balloon
Weapon
Japanese fire balloon of mulberry paper reinflated at Moffett Field, CA after it had been shot down by a Navy aircraft January 10, 1945
US Army photo A 37180C.
Balloon now owned by the National Air and Space Museum.
United States Army
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_fire_balloon_Moffett.jpg#filelinks
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
January 10, 1945
WikiCommons
This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
JPEG
Photograph