Canadian Lumberjack - Heavy Tree Hewed And… 1914-1918

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Canadian lumberjack - Heavy tree hewed and sawed in record time. Location of events unknown.

L/Ss of horses and farm workers ploughing field. Shots of Canadian lumberjack chopping and sawing large logs.

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
72592
Sort Number:
ON 090 J
Time in/Out:
01:19:54:00 / 01:20:36:00
Canister:
ON 090 J
Film ID:
1892.20
Issue Date:
1914

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