American Waacs 1918

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American "WAACS" - are clever engineers and know how to handle rolling stock - 1918.

Probably filmed in United States of America.

Women in overalls, caps and trousers, working on railway line, shovelling something onto rail wagons. Two other women are pushing a small wagon loaded with...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
72253
Sort Number:
ON 076 M
Time in/Out:
01:11:20:00 / 01:12:26:00
Canister:
ON 076 M
Film ID:
1880.18
Issue Date:
1918

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Newsreels
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Travel & Exploration War & Revolution War & Revolution
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Railways, pre-1920 Labour

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