United States First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visits Britain (1942)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit United States First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt makes visits to different parts of Britain to see the territorial forces at work. Full Description: ENGLAND: Bristol: EXT General view of buildings destroyed by bombs (the Blitz) Bristol University seen in the background. Eleanor Roosevelt (United States First Lady) next Mayor Cozens. Incendiaries burning (part of Air Raid Precautions (ARP) demonstration). Three women fighting fire with stirrup pumps. Eleanor Roosevelt seated watching with Cozens and five women. Women running along carrying stretchers. Midlands: Birmingham: General view of farmland. Eleanor Roosevelt riding on trailer driven by Land Girls (Women’s Land Army) PAN banner reading “WELCOME TO OLDBERROW COURT FARM“. Eleanor Roosevelt driven along on back of trailer driven by Land Girls. Group of Land Girls (wearin