Elephants As War Workers 1917

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Elephants As War Workers.

Horley, Surrey

Elephants doing war work; at the farm of Sir George Sanger. Woman ploughing field; with elephant pulling the plough (this would make a great still! - SL). Elephant picking up hay with its trunk and tossing it up on to truckload behind. Elephant...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71742
Sort Number:
ON 042 J
Time in/Out:
01:25:10:00 / 01:26:05:00
Canister:
ON 042 J
Film ID:
1864.25
Issue Date:
1917

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