Building Pontoon Bridge At Amsterdam 1914-1918

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Building Pontoon Bridge At Amsterdam.

Holland / The Netherlands.

Opens w/ shot of a bunch of (Dutch?) guards - some military types - in tall dark fuzzy hats marching across a bridge built across a line; Netherlands' flag on pole in BG. Same from other end; other guys walk onto bridge...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
73954
Sort Number:
ON 179 R
Time in/Out:
01:46:59:00 / 01:48:56:00
Canister:
ON 179 R
Film ID:
1942.51
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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