Goodbyes On Platform As Soldiers Leave On… 1917

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Goodbyes on platform as soldier leave on train. Location of events unknown.

World War One. Departures.

Shot level with crowd on train platform; looking from behind - slightly raised -- some of crowd at train with troops leaving. Young soldiers are all leaning out of windows; saying...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
72372
Sort Number:
ON 065 F
Time in/Out:
01:19:14:00 / 01:20:37:00
Canister:
ON 065 F
Film ID:
1884.23
Issue Date:
1917

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