THEY WILL SMILE AGAIN, IF

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/34950f8ac91b27e99f512da4b8c43658

Title

THEY WILL SMILE AGAIN, IF

Creator

Harmon Foundation

Date

1940-01-01/1949-12-31

Description

PROMOTIONAL DOCUMENTARY: On the plight of post-war Yugoslavia. The United Yugoslav Relief Fund of America and the National War Fund/Community Chest seek American contributions. R.1: Map shows Yugoslavia. Scenes contrast pre-and post-war conditions, showing destruction and poverty. New York City traffic where, at the relief fund warehouse and workshop, workers sort and repair donated clothing. AFL-CIO garment workers cut new clothing, enclose sewing instructions, and pack garments for shipment. Women knit sweaters and pack comfort kits. R.2: Shows baling of clothing. Trucks arrive at pier; longshoremen load bales on cargo ship SS Paine Wingate. Montage of hands working on donations. Title asks for contributions.

Subject

Clothing and dress
Ships
Social service
World War, 1939-1945

Source

National Archives and Records Administration

Relation

Type

moving image

References

http://catalog.archives.gov/id/94995

Date

1940-01-01/1949-12-31

Source

National Archives and Records Administration

Citation

Harmon Foundation, “THEY WILL SMILE AGAIN, IF,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 17, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8013.

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