War Wounded Help Themselves 1944

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Item title reads - War wounded help themselves.

Cairo, Egypt.

Various shots of wounded soldiers sitting at tables on a terrace in Cairo making toys out of cloth and leather for Cairo stores. C/U men sewing helped by nurses, this stops their fingers and hands from becoming stiff. Various...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44505
Sort Number:
44/009
Time in/Out:
01:28:17:00 / 01:29:37:00
Canister:
44/9
Film ID:
1350.16
Issue Date:
31/01/1944

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