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America Sails the Seas (1946)

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America Sails the Seas (1946)
 Sponsor: National Federation of American Shipping. Production Co.: Palmer Pictures. Producer: Alfred T. Palmer. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 32 minutes.

Promotional film for the U.S. merchant shipping fleet that emphasizes its importance in war and peace and argues for expanded foreign trade following World War II. The film includes scenes of prewar China.

Note: Produced in Kodachrome.

Resources
“New Films,” Modern Industry 13 (Mar. 15, 1947): 122; Educational Film Guide (New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1951), 331; Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, National Education Association, Guide to Films in Economic Education (Washington, DC: National Education Association, ca. 1951), 1.