Empress Eugenie's House As Hospital - Part… 1914-1918

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Somewhere in England. 1914 - 1918

Interior shot at the former home of the Empress Eugenie, wife of the late Napoleon III, which is now a hospital. We see a ward with two nurses standing at a table in the centre - hard to tell what they are doing, but one seems to be doing paperwork while the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
66056
Sort Number:
ON 192 G
Time in/Out:
01:22:44:00 / 01:23:13:00
Canister:
ON 192 G
Film ID:
2328.19
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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