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Year
1942 (circa)
Video Details
6:46; color; silent; V-258; BA437
Description
This film includes shots of underwater explosions in the Wakulla River and Springs. Armed troops patrol through the woods. In the water, promoter and expert swimmer Newt Perry holds up large roots and stumps apparently dislodged by the explosions. The film shows a young man using a small movie camera. A GMC DUKW amphibious vehicle, or "Duck," with troops on board moves through the springs, emerges on land and goes back into the water. A Wakulla Springs tour boat is in the distance. The film includes underwater footage of the Duck.
Geographic Subject
Title
Wakulla Springs Military Training and Underwater Explosions
Subject
GMC Duck (Military truck)
Motor vehicles, Amphibious
Soldiers
Armed Forces--Training of
Description
This film includes shots of underwater explosions in the Wakulla River and Springs. Armed troops patrol through the woods. In the water, promoter and expert swimmer Newt Perry holds up large roots and stumps apparently dislodged by the explosions. The film shows a young man using a small movie camera. A GMC DUKW amphibious vehicle, or "Duck," with troops on board moves through the springs, emerges on land and goes back into the water. A Wakulla Springs tour boat is in the distance. The film includes underwater footage of the Duck.
Source
State Archives of Florida
Date
1942 (circa)
Language
eng-US
Identifier
ba437
Coverage
Florida during World War II (1939-1945)
Video Category
6
Display Date
ca. 1942
Video Details
6:46; color; silent; V-258; BA437
Color
color
Video Sound
silent
Digitized
true
Thumbnail
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/ba437a.jpg
Video Time
6:46
YouTube ID
imAg5YFLEp4
Video Snippet
Troops training and driving "duck boat" around Wakulla River and Springs
Video Filename
ba437a.mp4
Geographic Term
Wakulla Springs (Fla.)
Wakulla County (Fla.)
Image URL
/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/ba437a.jpg
Chicago Manual of Style
Wakulla Springs Military Training and Underwater Explosions. 1942 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/296311>, accessed 27 September 2023.
MLA
Wakulla Springs Military Training and Underwater Explosions. 1942 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/296311>