Collection search - Battering the Hindenburg Line

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Battering the Hindenburg Line

Item number (ISN):

20424

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1916/1917

Item number (ISN):

20424

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

BÉLANGER, Jean

Accession:

1974-0140

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1916/1917

Description:

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A mixture of five stories from Pathé Gazette and British War Office Official News Films depicting the action at and after the battering of the Hindenburg line: \protect"French infantry fit on new simplified gas masks before going into action": Shot of a row of French Infantry fitting on gas masks for the camera. "On the Western Front - The Smashed Hindenburg Wall": Camera pans the wreckage of a devastated town, and rail lines. "After the Push - Scenes in battle-swept village on Western Front whence Allies have driven the Huns": The camera pans the wreckage of a completely destroyed village. Officers survey the devastation. "Serbian Refugees returning - to their desolate and desecrated homes": Panorama of a large encampment of wagons and refugees at a train stop loading their belongings onto train cars. The train exits the camp. Shot of French? soldiers in a meal line eating. "Glorious Soldiers of France - Men who have fought fiercest battles of history for world's freedom": French soldiers in full battle dress march past the camera on foot and on bicycles. Several officers congratulate a line of soldiers.

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Original number:

PGN-1917-P-16

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

26419

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-2113

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

NITRATE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

437395

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2007-04-0135

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-2113

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

438498

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2007-05-0170

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

2007-04-0135

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

440007

Format:

FILM

Location number:

2007-07-0051

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

2007-04-0135

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

446545

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2007-11-0010

Number of items:

1

Duration:

120:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

625556

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-8360

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

7301-8361

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

625557

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-8361

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-2113

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

645005

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8010-0467

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

7301-8361

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

656752

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-8369

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

7301-8359
7301-8361

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

981835

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2007-11-0027

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

7906-0039
7906-1146
9606-0444
9610-0404
2007-05-0170
2007-05-0034
2007-05-0049

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2007-11-0010

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

To be Determined / À déterminer

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