Big Picture: Canine College
no date · National Archives and Records Administration (via FedFlix)
Finding Not asserted
Not asserted: the record does not name the creating body; its local identifier places it in NARA record group 111 (Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Army Signal Corps), a federal agency's records, which is evidence of federal origin but not proof of authorship, since agencies also filed acquired and captured footage.
The record does not name a federal creating body, or names one alongside a private producer, a state body or a government corporation. Such a film may well be a government work, but this registry only says so when the record does.
- Creating body, as recorded
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- National Archives Identifier
- 2569698 (local identifier 111-TV-434)
- Internet Archive item
- gov.archives.arc.2569698 (uploader's licence mark: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Flags
- no-creator, record-group-federal
The record
The Internet Archive item's description, as transcribed by the uploader from the source archive's record. Check it against the National Archives catalog entry linked above.
National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569698 / Local Identifier 111-TV-434 Big Picture: Canine College DVD Copied by Timothy Vollmer. With countless words being written on the Army's scientific accomplishments and its technological advancements, many otherwise intelligent citizens are inclined to smile indulgently at the idea of animals participating in our military efforts. However, the old and trusted Army dog is not only still very much with us, but he too has become a specialist -- complete with a college education. THE BIG PICTURE cameras follow Bendix, a recently inducted German shepherd, as he undergoes the rigorous, demanding, and character building training now expected of all canine combateers. Taking part in the narration, Private Bendix describes how he and his buddies are patiently molded into vigilant guards, tireless messengers, and loyal sentinels protecting our missile bases from trespassers. And so, ironically, the progress in the fields of mechanized and technological warfare which might be expected to retire our old friend has instead provided a new mission for him and insured his position as a necessary part in our national defense.