Content note: Quotes wartime anti-German language, including "Hun", and period terms for racial and national groups. This object is shown as it was published. Why
As has been explained, there Avas not only need in foreign countries of American war films and " entertainment pictures," supplied by the Division of Films, but we needed also pictures showing the social and industrial progress of America, the life of the country, its achievements, etc. Mr. Jules Brulatour, one of the leaders of the motion-picture industry, volunteered for the work, assisted by Lieut. John Tuerk, and under his able supervision Government departments, manufacturers, educational institutions, States, and cities, were induced to contribute film. Every known subject w^as gathered, from traction plowing to a steel plant, from lumbering in Oregon to an East Side school, from making an automobile to coal mining. The shipments of Mr. Brulatoiir and Lieut. Tuerk were :
Couniry. Footage (approximate). Argentina, Buenos -Aires Azores Islands Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. . . Cliile, Santiago. China, Shan'^hai Cuba, Habana Denmark, Copenhagen.. Egypt, Cairo England, London France, Paris Greece, Athens Holland, The Hague India, Calcutta Ireland, Dublin Italy, Rome Japan, Tokyo Mexico, Mexico City .... Norway, Christiania Peru, Lima Philippine Islands Russia: Archangel Harbin Vladivostok Siberia Switzerland, Berne Spain, Madrid Sweden, Stockholm TotaL.... 67, 500 24,000 139, 000 112,500 138,000 24,000 112,000 15,000 40,000 218,000 92,000 647,000 11,000 42,000 420,000 144,000 863,000 322,000 43, 500 39,000
139,000 554,000 598,000 195,000 352, 000 492, 000 357, 000
6,200,500
The division made shipments of positive and negative raw stock as follows:
Country. Footage . Positive. Negative. Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Chile, Santiago China, Shanghai Denmark, Copenhagen France, Paris
Holland, The Hague.. Mexico, Mexico City . .
Peru, Lima Russia; Archangel Harbin Vladivostok Sweden, Stockholm . . . Switzerland, Berne Total , 12,915 10,000 24,000 24,915 652, 960 299, 982 20,000 64,996 16,545 100,000 59,500 8,000 10,056 131,128 5,000 400 19,967 40,000 1,294,413 206, 551
This division acted as the shipper for the Foreign Film Bureau, and we have accordingly included in the above footages all film consigned by them for shipment to their foreign film commissioners.
It supplied the Young Men's Christian Association with 521 reels (521,000 feet) for use in Eussia, 150 reels (150,000 feet) for use in Italy, and 51 reels (51,000 feet) for use in France.
It shipped projection machines, accessories, complete equipment, etc., to the following countries:
China, Shanghai 1 Mexico, Mexico City 2 Russia 16 Its shipments to Italy include :
Italian iDOst cards, showing American scenes 1, 081, 010
Italian post cards, showing Czecho-Slovak scenes 925, 574
Reports from Foreign Commissioners
It is regrettable that space can not be taken to give the report of every commissioner in full, but it is felt that the complete presentation of a few, as examples, will make sufficiently clear the nature of the committee's activities, the problems encountered, and the achievements.
Complete Report of the Chairman of the Committee on Public Information, George Creel, Chairman, Committee on Public Information. A work of the United States government, printed by the Government Printing Office in 1920, so not protected by copyright in the United States (17 U.S.C. 105) and in the public domain by age as well. The Library of Congress states that it is unaware of any copyright restrictions on the item. Provenance and rights.