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The Forerunner Of The Tanks - 'caterpillar'… 1916
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The forerunner of the tanks - 'Caterpillar' tractor of 120 MP and weighing 15 tons - demonstration in 1916.
Technology; transportation; vehicles. Huge 15 ton + tractor; the forerunner of the first tanks which were used in World War One. Shot of this gigantic tractor approaching through the...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 71388
- Sort Number:
- ON 033 J
- Time in/Out:
- 01:10:42:00 / 01:11:41:00
- Canister:
- ON 033 J
- Film ID:
- 1860.12
- Issue Date:
- 1916
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- Heavy Haulage History The First IP - the first - master 1
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