Xmas Boxes For The Kaiser 1916

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Description

Xmas boxes for the Kaiser - monster shells ready for delivery to the sons of the Somme - 1916.

Location unknown.

World War One. Huge shells lined up; with some workers walking between rows.

Ammunition; weapons. bombs; missiles.

404B

Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71414
Sort Number:
ON 035 H
Time in/Out:
01:41:58:00 / 01:42:13:00
Canister:
ON 035 H
Film ID:
1860.38
Issue Date:
1916

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