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Southwark - Captured German Gun 1914-1918
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Southwark - Captured German Gun.
London.
Cute shot of 2 adorable children playing on a captured German gun in a park! Weird juxtaposition of innocence and violence. Little girl sitting up on the gun barrel; little boy climbs onto the axle. Shot of just girl straddling gun; swinging...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 81076
- Sort Number:
- ON 172 H
- Time in/Out:
- 01:54:52:00 / 01:55:34:00
- Canister:
- ON 172 H
- Film ID:
- 1938.36
- Issue Date:
- 1914 - 1918
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A sign visible at 00:20 tells us that this is an 85mm German field gun, captured at Loos on 25 September 1915.
Clearly, this clip's current date range can in turn be altered to perhaps 1915-18.
The same captured gun also features in clip 1868.40.