Army Convoy 1945

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Unissued / Unused material.

Paris, France.

Various shots convoy of army lorries driving down road. M/S of people gathered at military hospital (?). M/S servicemen and women by lorry counting supplies. Various shots as they count blankets and food. Various shots as supplies are loaded...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62747
Sort Number:
UN 1406 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:04:00 / 01:06:19:00
Canister:
UN 1406 A
Film ID:
2070.01
Issue Date:

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  • "Various shots convoy of army lorries driving down road." - the lorries are Fordson WOT3 trucks. (Note that this is the point at which the clip ends, everything else mentioned in the shots list does not appear).

    jamied 29th Dec 2012

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