Army Bakers 1914-1918

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Location of events unknown. 1914 - 1918?

Various shots of army bakers at work at a line of outdoor clay and brick ovens during the First World War. Workers use long-handled tools to take the bread out of the rather crude-looking ovens. Smoke rises from the edges of the ovens as the bread bakes....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
66048
Sort Number:
ON 191 M
Time in/Out:
01:11:42:00 / 01:13:28:00
Canister:
ON 191 M
Film ID:
2328.11
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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