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Everyday Life and Reeducation in a Prisoner-of-War Camp

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1. Shot list # Roll 36, 1951.8.5 (0:09): Prisoners of war walk toward the camp on foot. The backs of their clothes are marked with the letters 'PW,' and UN guards watch their movement. A close-up shows a sign reading 'Painter and tinsmith,' with the Korean words for painting and welding below it. The facility appears to have been part of the camp's reeducation program. The next scene shows prisoners grinding down and flattening beer cans to make objects that look like pots. # Roll 37, 1951.8.6 (1:17): A blacksmith shop inside the camp. Heated metal is hammered into rivets. The scene then shifts to prisoners exercising on what appears to be wooden parallel bars. Close-ups show handstands and other movements, while the prisoners clap and smile brightly. # Roll 39, 1951.8.6 (2:24): Prisoners stand in a circle while two men wearing boxing gloves begin a match and trade blows. Other prisoners watch with interest. The scene changes again to two prisoners wrestling in a ssireum match. # Roll 41, 1951.8.6 (3:30): A small band performs in front of a crowd of prisoners. An accordion, drums, clarinet, trumpet, and a conductor are visible. This also appears to be part of the reeducation program. The next scene shows a vehicle barrier at the camp gate and what seems to be a prisoner labor battalion breaking and carrying stones to build a stone road inside the camp. (4:34) # Roll 42, 1951.8.6 (4:34): A U.S. officer passes by and receives a salute. The stone road laid by the labor battalion can be seen on the ground. The scene changes to two prisoners carrying metal containers of rice and soup on their shoulders. Another prisoner scoops mixed-grain rice with a wooden ladle, while others line up to receive food. # Roll 44, 1951.8.6 (5:43): An outdoor class is underway. It is a Korean literacy lesson for illiterate prisoners of war. Sentences such as 'Older sister eats radish,' 'Parents eat radish,' and 'Grandfather eats radish' are written on a wooden blackboard, and the instructor points to the board with a stick while teaching. Students stand and read the words aloud. Some prisoners study from textbooks distributed to them. The scene then shifts to a craft lesson in which students look at a model boat floating on a pond while listening to an explanation. A caption states that the boat was made from beer cans, and the instructor points to different parts of it. # Roll 46, 1951.8.6 (6:51): Chinese prisoners create sculptures. They complete figures that look like pigs, dogs, and haetae-like animals, their expressions comical in close-up. The footage also shows a model of a traditional Chinese walled town and village. # Roll 50, 1951.8.6 (7:59): An outdoor class for Chinese prisoners is in progress. The instructor lectures through a microphone and loudspeaker while the seated prisoners listen quietly from several angles. The final scene shows prisoners carrying food containers suspended from wooden shoulder yokes.

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Title
Everyday Life and Reeducation in a Prisoner-of-War Camp
Date
1951-08-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC
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