News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: WAFs and Their Uniforms

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
496A
Date Released
8 Dec 1938
Date submitted
5 Dec 1938
Date submitted
29 Nov 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 13
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: AFS Uniform for Ladies. SHOTLIST: Lady members of the AFS show the new uniforms which they are to wear when assisting with the communications and transport sections. The types of uniform, one with cap and the other with tin hat are on show and the girls enter a truck and drive off.
Keywords
Vehicles; Women; Civil defence; Fashion and costume; Emergency services
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
34973
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: WAFs and Their Uniforms', British Movietone News Issue No. 496A, 8 Dec 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9484 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)