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AJHallgarth

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Wartime Boston
« on: January 09, 2011, 08:51:26 PM »
A short film depicting life in Boston back in 1943:

http://vimeo.com/17361124

Thanks to Scott Dalton for the link.

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2011, 10:27:41 PM »
Thanks good link

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2011, 12:29:50 PM »
anyone know how to save this link?

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2011, 12:34:49 PM »
put it in your favorites Bob

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2011, 12:52:08 PM »
DUH  thanks KON ;D

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2011, 02:04:58 PM »
Or purchase Ashampoo Snap 4. Great for screen and partial screen captures and also for on screen videos. www.ashampoo.co.uk   66% discount until tomorrow on all software.

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2011, 02:18:16 PM »
Or maybe just look on the page where it says "About this video", where it asks you to join or log in to download?
I create YouTube videos (BUFC/FM/CM 01-02), and stream Football Manager on Twitch as BostonUnitedFM.

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2011, 02:36:39 PM »
That's ok when they are free, but many sites charge you for downloads and these can be pricey. I wanted one of a relative, circa 1950, and the price was £40, hence Ashampoo Snap 4.  ::)

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2011, 02:48:09 PM »
interesting to see that when they were short of labour (when it was VERY manual) they shipped in office workers from the cities.
How things have changed :)

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2011, 02:55:17 PM »
interesting to see that when they were short of labour (when it was VERY manual) they shipped in office workers from the cities.
How things have changed :)

I think they called it The Land Army

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2011, 03:05:20 PM »
Really interesting film,and i'm sure i cuaght a glimpse of Bob Lee biking through the Market Place......................

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2011, 03:23:23 PM »
Some good shots of the old Gliderdrome as a skating rink. If you want to see some really good film of old Boston, try and get a copy of "One of Our Aircraft is Missing" Made in Boston during the war with Boston being depicted as a Dutch town. Great shots of South End, Jean Ingelows house,the warehouses along the river near the Town Bridge and one of a German sentry on the Swing Bridge as the airmen attempt to escape down the river. I remember watching some of the filming from the Town Bridge, gor blimey matron, that shows my age.

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2011, 03:24:47 PM »
Wonderful stuff..wonder how many of the people were actors ..

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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2011, 04:40:45 PM »
I've spent a bit of time looking through this blog - http://bostonpast.blogspot.com/

Worth a visit
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Re: Wartime Boston
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2011, 05:26:57 PM »
You can see "one of Our Aircraft is Missing"  here:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBueIQSltMI