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The Great European War

Item number (ISN):

22384

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1914/1918

Item number (ISN):

22384

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

COLLINS

Accession:

1973-0212

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1914/1918

Production company:

Picture Playhouse

Production credit:

photography, Thompson

Description:

German field police on horseback patrolling a Belgian city - suburb of Brussels. Kaiser Wilhelm and retinue in ceremonial regalia. Column of German (?) troops marching across a square, accompanied by one chicken. Several shots of no-man's-land, ruins, a fortified place, etc. Various shots of German troops on horseback and on foot, advancing to the front. German troops lying on the ground during the defence of the Yser Canal. H.A. shots, eye-line, shots of English Lancers, English horse guards in ceremonial parades. Long shots of the Queen of Belgium and retinue. An English field kitchen and attending troops moves by the camera. Final sequence on a squad of German Uhlans on scouting foray, riding past sign saying "France". View of German bivouac. <9mn>

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Notes:

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1. Thompson was a freelance cameraman who owned Picture Playhouse Production and frequently recorded the war from both sides.~2. Production information regarding Thompson is from W. Galloway's notes.~3. Given the 90-year rule, this material is under copyright until 1 January 2009.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

29556

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-2211

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

NITRATE

Max. shrinkage:

1.4%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

32201

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1298

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

7301-1297

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

32202

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1297

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-2211

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

32203

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1299

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

7301-1297

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

274136

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 9601-0103

Number of items:

1

Duration:

120:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

995191

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 9601-0064

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

8208-0307
8205-0238
9407-0115
9407-0116
9208-0157
7301-1298
8604-0239
8221-3594

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 9601-0103

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Under copyright until 2009.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Thompson.

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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