Western Front 1914-1918

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Western Front - France or Belgium?

Teams of horses pull gun carriages through town square; with cobblestones; 2-storey white buildings stand round square; other soldiers; a few civilians incl. children in BG; young boy pushing wheel barrow walks past; with a friend French refugees walk on path....

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
73324
Sort Number:
ON 135 A
Time in/Out:
01:40:33:00 / 01:44:22:00
Canister:
ON 135 A
Film ID:
1918.34
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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