Trenches; Gas Masks; Bicycles 1914-1918

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Western Front, France.

World War One. Trench bombing; warfare; etc. Opens with some soldiers putting on gas masks that look like potato sacks or horror film villain. They tuck masks into their jackets; one man puts hat on top--pan along the soldiers. GV of countryside at the front; with long...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71484
Sort Number:
ON 016 E
Time in/Out:
01:47:17:00 / 01:49:42:00
Canister:
ON 016 E
Film ID:
1852.39
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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