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Post WWI Politics, German Revolution; England Coal Gas; Edith Cavell Funeral; Rhine & GIs Pt 1 of 2

Reel Number: 221497-16

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1919,1920

Country: England,Germany,United Kingdom,USA

Location: Coblenz,London,Rhine River,Weimar

TC Begins: 11:23:15

TC Ends: 11:33:33

Duration: 00:10:18

Post WWI Politics, German Revolution; England Coal Gas; Edith Cavell Funeral; Rhine & GIs Pt 1 of 2 Coblenz, Germany, Officers on horseback led by General Pershing review 3rd Army in large valley. MCU officers, one three or four-star General. Mounted officers saluting as troops march off. Cavalry pulling caissons, covered supply wagons; trucks & marching troops past camera. Pershing seated along on horseback saluting 11:25:04 Black slug. 11:25:09 Berlin, Germany revolution w/ men blocking trolleys in large intersection, women & others walk thru. Men on steps of large stone building, some w/ guns & military caps & uniforms. Military carry machine or gatling gun into doorway of Kaiser’s Palace & set it up. Men w/ gun & rifles in middle of street, other artillery; machine gun set in window. 11:26:19 Ext. corner showing damage from bullets; street side w/ damage & pedestrian past. 11:26:36 Cheering crowd of men, women & boys filling street in front of palace (?). Pan over other crowds waving hats (leaves on street trees behind). 11:26:58 Black slug. 11:27:05 Flash title: London, England “...coal gas motor tank for driving vehicles, Britain’s solution of the gasoline shortage.” Man onto motorcycle-like three-wheeled vehicle w/ large tank labled Campion Motors Coal Gas, drives off. Along road w/ several military passengers passing motorcycle & sidecar. Turning circles on country road. 11:27:36 Man unhooking pipe from bus w/ passengers in it on truck, down road w/ inflated balloon cover labeled driven by coal, boys run after. Past camera 11:28:10 Black slug. 11:28:15 Edith Cavell in horse-drawn hearse carried in military funeral procession thru large crowds beside river or ??. Units of nurses & others follow. Military leading procession thru large city w/ casket on caisson. Along park lined w/ mourners stopping in front of church. Military carries inside; out. 11:30:02 Black slug. 11:30:04 German (?) Army marching band leading military w/ flag up street, past church; posing. Offices on horseback, crowd f people watching lining parade route; in large tree-lined street & moving towards Brandenburg Gate. Musicians playing outside stone building. 11:31:38 Black slug. 11:31:42 Riverboat, excursion boat, w/ sign ??-Dusseldorfer. Mostly American (?) soldiers on board. View of boat along Rhine River w/ castle on hillside & large houses on riverbank. POV past opening in floating bridge; soldiers on board. Past large castle. Men off boat; eating from mess kits by barren trees (Fall?). Outside beer hall: Gastwirtschaft & Metzgerei von Ernst Wirsdorfer (sp?). MS USA flag on pole over ?? Soldier on guard duty in stone arch remaining from destroyed building. Officer inspects. Post-WW1 Ceremony; Alternate Fuel; Coal oil burning;

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