from the Prelinger Archives - "How the United Fund helps the disadvantaged people of the St. Louis area, seen through the eyes of an elderly widower in search of services and stability. Writer and director: Richard Heffron. Photographed by Victor Duncan."
Interview with 92 yr old friend who spent 3 yrs in the late 1940's as the Public Information Officer at 1st Army Headquarters in NYC. The Federal Advertising Agency, Inc was not a government agency; photos obtained via the Library of Congress (no copyright restrictions). Moving image footage of NYC in 1947 taken from "To Hear Your Banjo Play."
In December, 1942, Robert Siegel was the first pilot to land a B-17 into Allegheny County airport. The flight back to Pittsburgh (and an overnight stay) was his reward for completing training. In 2007 he returned to the old airport to witness another landing.
