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WORLD WAR II HOME MOVIE w/ BOND RALLY ST. PETERSBURG & GUTTENBURG NJ 42354

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Channel: PeriscopeFilm · 2016 · Education

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This 1940s home movie dates to WWII. We're not precisely certain where it was filmed, but the segment at the 7:00 mark where you'll see a Seaboard Railroad passenger train, was shot in St. Petersburg, Florida. At the 7:29 mark, you will see a young man in a military outfit, presumably home on leave. Note the "V" for "Victory" in the window of the house -- indicating that a man from the home is serving in the military. A short time later at the 8:37 mark is a bond rally. Again we're not certain where this was shot, but we believe it may be Guttenberg, New Jersey based on a couple of clues in film (including Women's Auxiliary flags that seem to have that word on them). 

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