Women unloading railway trucks.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

British Film Institute, owner.

Topical Film Co., production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armed Forces.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 37 seconds)) : silent, black and white.

Place of Publication:

[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1917.

Summary:

"Sacks from France being unloaded at an A.S.C. Depot. A good deal of dexterity is required to correctly fold the heavy tarpaulin" as women uncover the railway truck prior to unloading sacks from them, while being watched by a male supervisor. Plus shots of soldiers at the Front, breaking up earth with axes, and digging trenches.

Notes:

Issue number: 289-1.

Series: Topical Budget.

Special distribution: Unknown.

With intertitles.