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A Day on a Minesweeper

Item number (ISN):

25416

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1918

Item number (ISN):

25416

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

LOMBARD

Accession:

1969-0030

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1918

Production company:

F.W. Engholm (Photography)

Production credit:

photography, F.W. Engholm

Sponsor:

Admiralty

Description:

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Activities of drifters and paddle minesweepers during World War I. Drifters take on provisions from depot vessel. Commander Lyne at work in his office. Drifters leave port - medium close-up of the minesweeper Drummer Boy. Ml.18 approaches and Commander with a magaphone hails the cameraship to report a minefield. Medium close-up of Victorian II, crew pass a line to the cameraship, Glenbervie. On board scenes as crew operate winch to recover a kite. Cameraship passes moored Caledon Class light crusier. Long shot of drifters in sweep formation. On board a drifter, crew fire rifles and Lewis guns to detonate mines. Medium close-up as sweep is recovered and then payed out. Crew wash down decks. Shot of the Atalanta II. Close-up of the sinker of a German mine and a contact mine with access plate, cradle and detonating horns from the captured submarine UC.5. Medium shot of the officers and ship's company of Atlanta II and the Captain of the Saint Seiriol. Close-up of young rating with puppies and ship's dog. Men wearing life-jackets play cards on deck. Sailors receive their pay packets. <16mn>

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Notes:

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1. Description from the Imperial War Museum Catalogue Volume 1, IWM 582.~2. Description reflects holdings of National Archives. Shots are not in order listed by the Imperial War Museum.~3. Given the 90-year rule, this title is under copyright until 2009.

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Vault ISN:

28448

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-1249
N-1341

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

NITRATE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

30126

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8102-0350

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

7301-0024

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

30127

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-0025

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

7301-0024

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

30128

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-0024

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-1249

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

170437

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8505-0071

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8505-0071

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright until 2009.

Copyright owner:

Copyright originally rested with the British government.~Copyright may yet reside with the British government or may now rests with the Imperial War Museum.

Reproduction access:

To be Determined / À déterminer

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