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Land mine explosion.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Explosions.
Explosives.
Intrenchments.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 23 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1916.
Summary:
"Officers of the Royal Engineers receive instruction in exploding land mines". Military exercise. Three men in trench, one turning a handle. Men run out of shelter along trench. Three officers look out of trench, then duck. Long shot of explosion. Two men put on gas masks, pick up canaries in boxes and enter shelter (notice above entrance reads 'Baby Mine'). Note: Story continued in OCCUPYING THE CRATER.
Notes:
Issue number: 269-1 ; Story number within issue: 4 of 5
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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