Women Forestry And Agricultural Workers 1914-1919

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Women forestry and agricultural workers.

Women war workers as loggers; farmers. MS 2 young women operating a double saw; as other girl holds the log. Other women are doing same in background. 2 girls carry log away on their shoulders.

The teenage girls and 2 adult men stacking logs...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
73192
Sort Number:
ON 149 I
Time in/Out:
01:54:48:00 / 01:55:26:00
Canister:
ON 149 I
Film ID:
1914.32
Issue Date:
1914 - 1919

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