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Youth And Aviation (1937)

1937 · Short film · 9 min

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Shows opportunities in aviation offered by the NYA. Boys at Camp DeSoto, Tampa, Fla., work on motors and in wood and metal shops and classrooms. College students study aeronautics and meteorology. A seaplane lands and takes off at Glen Cove, Long Island. NYA administrator A. W. Williams and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt witness the installation of a seaplane base at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. National Archives Identifier: 37233 Creator(s): Office for Emergency Management. War Manpower Commission. Bureau of Training. National Youth Administration. (Most Recent) From: Series: Motion Picture Films, compiled ca. 1937 - 1942 * Record Group 119: Records of the National Youth Administration, 1934 - 1945 Level of Description: Item Type(s) of Archival Materials: Moving Images This item's copyright was established: ca. 1937 The creator compiled or maintained the series between: ca. 1937 - 1942 General Note(s): Contributor: Producer, Youth Administration Use Restriction(s): Undetermined Sound Type: Silent Accession Number(s): 1081

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Running time
9 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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