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Ditch Digging Machine Could Be Used In War… 1914-1918
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United States of America.
Technology; a new invention: ditch or trench digging machine; which could be put to use in the war. It works by tearing up very neatly a long strip of earth c 2 feet deep & 1 foot wide. Shown here operated by a team of workers; in a large flat field in American mid...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 71289
- Sort Number:
- ON 011 N
- Time in/Out:
- 01:10:17:00 / 01:11:23:00
- Canister:
- ON 011 N aka G 0386 A
- Film ID:
- 1850.14
- Issue Date:
- 1914 - 1918
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