Explosions 1914-1918

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War damage: various shots of bombs exploding.

Western Front.

Oddly enough this starts out with a fairly scenic shot, trees in foreground looking across wide expanse of flat fields or water towards mountains in distance; with a small house sitting at the edge of the foothills - but...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
77381
Sort Number:
ON 449 L
Time in/Out:
01:46:25:00 / 01:46:35:00
Canister:
ON 449 L
Film ID:
2472.51
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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