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US Plants Convert Back To Peacetime Production

Public Domain Stock Footage US Plants Convert Back To Peacetime Production

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keywords: Post-WWII, Manufacturing, Re-Tooling For Peacetime

Synopsis: US manufacturing plants shift back to peacetime use as auto manufacturers begin to produce new car models not seen since 1942 along with new tires for civilian use as well as assembly lines for plentiful new appliances - Refrigerators, stoves, radios and other household goods plus a demonstration of the cordless iron that a housewife takes for spin...(read more)

  • Date: 1945
  • Duration: 00:01:49
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

US Plants Convert Back To Peacetime Production

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US Plants Convert Back To Peacetime Production

America’s huge war industries are hastily reconverting to produce goods for civilian consumption. Automobile plants in full production building 1946 cars. Automobile tires roll of the line. Assembly lines for refrigerators, stoves, radios, and cordless irons. Shows housewife ironing. Store front display of the latest electrical appliances. Customers flock to automobile display rooms. Shows a Ford, Cadillac, and Buick in showrooms.