The March of Time was a newsreel program that ran before movies from 1935 to 1951. In 1938, they produced an episode titled
U.S. Firefighters that showcased the efforts being made to not simply put out fires - but to prevent them from occurring in the first place. Because Memphis was the leading city (among cities of its size) in fire prevention, the Memphis Fire Department was featured. As Fire Chief at the time of filming,
Irby Klinck is seen several times in the clip!
A HUGE thank you to the kind folks at
The March of Time and HBO Archives for pulling this clip together and sharing it with us! They regularly post fantastic old clips and are worth a follow on
Facebook!
 |
| Memphis Commercial Appeal, 1Oct1938 |
|
 |
| Memphis Press Scimitar, 1Oct1938 |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment