Railway Track Laying - 1939 1939

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

France.

A lorry is stuck in mud, soldiers trying to push it forward. Various shots of soldiers of a Scottish Regiment laying railway tracks in France. A building (looks like a long barrack) under construction in background....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
58291
Sort Number:
UN 0194 B
Time in/Out:
01:22:57:00 / 01:26:13:00
Canister:
UN 194 B
Film ID:
608.09
Issue Date:

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