Women And War Effort - 1942 1942

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Various shots of the women working in English shipyards building warships. We see them driving heavy moving cranes, arc welding, heating and carrying rivets etc. Girls at their break, eating, drinking tea, chatting. Various shots of the girls back at work.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71047
Sort Number:
UN 305 C
Time in/Out:
01:32:22:00 / 01:35:27:00
Canister:
UN 305 C
Film ID:
1691.06
Issue Date:
1942

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