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WWI - 1918-19, France: Quartermaster Corps Salvage Activities R2 of 2

Reel Number: 221789-10

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1918,1919,1910s

Country: France,USA

Location: Tours

TC Begins: 19:14:35

TC Ends: 19:23:11

Duration: 00:08:36

Post-WWI - 1918-19, France: Salvaging, Sorting & Repairing Boots, Shoes, Clothing & Harnesses Tours, France. Officers walking past stacks of salvaged material & women working in large warehouse type building. 19:14:39 MS woman scrubbing rubber boots over water tank 19:14:50 MCU young women putting ?? into churn & assembling then cranking as though an ice-cream machine. 19:15:14 Pan Many French women sorting, folding, repairing / patching clothing; US officer in background. 19:15:47 US soldiers unloading bags / gunny sacks from army truck. Tilt down very large pile of shoes / boots. MCU man inspecting & saving salvageable shoes, throwing into piles. Pan to others sorting. 19:17:11 Pan across boots sitting on table to be repaired to men raking tall piles of boots & others sorting. 19:18:20 Woman in foreground pounding sole of boot; other civilian & military cobblers working in background. 19:18:36 Pile of leather w/ women working behind. MS three older women working w/ leather at bench in front of enormous pile of salvaged leather material. Women smoothing or pressing shoe laces (?); CU cutting leather strips on spindle, pulling w/ injured bandaged finger. 19:19:50 Soldiers sorting large pile of military hats; pan across. 19:20:17 High angle / HA of women hand sewing repairs (under cranked - appears speeded up). 19:20:37 MCU rows of women at sewing machines (normal speed). MS hand stitching & cutting seams. Pan across floor of seated women at benches working. 19:21:50 MCU Group of young women hand sewing; one at sewing machine. MCU two old women, one opening seams & the other hand stitching. MS young women working. 19:22:41 Pan man & women repairing leather harnesses. US officer looking at work, CU. Post-WW1; French Civilians; US Military Salvage Activity; Repairs; Repairing; Recycling; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. Good quality.

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