AMERICAN CONGRESSMEN VISIT FRANCE [Main]
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Jaar: 1918
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Speelduur: 7 mins
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Beschrijving: Seven congressmen with a British officer escort walk through an ordnance workshop with a light railway terminal, past 6-inch howitzers (presumably being repaired). They go on to tour Vimy Ridge on foot, wearing shrapnel helmets, walking up the ridge to see the view from the top described by their escort. The group visits the inside of the damaged Arras Cathedral and Albert Cathedral (showing the Leaning Virgin very clearly). In civilian clothes they tour the Somme battlefield close to Fricourt Farm, including a visit to Péronne. The film ends with a shot of the US flag flying in the wind.
Visit of some American congressmen to Vimy Ridge and the Somme battlefield, Western Front, 9-10 November 1917.
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Trefwoorden: EFG1914 / World War I / British Army / United States Congress / delegations, United States international - political / weapons, British - gun: 6-inch 26cwt howitzer & [damaged] / transport, British military - rail: narrow gauge train / buildings, French - religious: cathedral / 01/3(4-15).7 / Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, France / Albert, Somme, France / Péronne, Somme, France / Fricourt, Somme, France
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Collectie:
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Provider: Imperial War Museums
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Rechten: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
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Productiemaatschappij: Topical Film Company
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Kleur: Black & White
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Sound: Without sound
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