Corpses On Russian / Turkish Border 1914

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Horrors of war in the Caucasus along the Russian / Turkish border. Road of Sarikamish after Turkish Army retreat; December; 1914.

Shot moving down road; panning on many dead bodies lying in snow and frozen mud along side of road (camera moves; probably held by cameraman who walked along filming....

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
77315
Sort Number:
ON 444 A
Time in/Out:
01:32:18:00 / 01:40:35:00
Canister:
ON 444 A
Film ID:
2470.20
Issue Date:
1914

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