Ploughing Up The Parks 1917

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Ploughing up the parks.

World war One; home front. Agriculture; technology. A motor plough is used to plough up Richmond Park; in order to plant oats; 1917. Grain was grown here before during Crimean War. An early tractor drives across park; pulling plough and accompanied by several men and...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71348
Sort Number:
ON 039 C
Time in/Out:
01:33:25:00 / 01:34:23:00
Canister:
ON 039 C
Film ID:
1862.30
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