| DOVER FARMERS Gilbert Mitchell and his family run a farm in Dover despite being in a danger zone. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7060 |
| Catalog #: | 510790 | |
| Clip Number: | 510790-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 347 | |
| Timecode: | 01:52:41 - 01:54:35 | |
| Location: | Kent | |
| Year Shot: | 1942 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent, Dover WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: War Damage WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Misc | |
| Description: | DOVE FARMERS Gilbert Mitchell and his family run a farm in Dover despite being in a danger zone Kent. Various shots as soldiers drive through Dover countryside in jeeps. Various shots of ships nearby and explosions in the sea. Camera pans across farm run by Gilbert Mitchell and his wife. M/S of them chatting to a reporter and pointing out all the damage caused by the shells. Mrs Mitchell's sister Grace Harrison drives up on a tractor, she has been awarded the British Empire Medal for bravery in carrying on during the dangerous conditions. Various shots showing the windows blown out and barn roof damaged. Grace wheels out a barrow full of shell splinters. Various shots as they plough and plant on the land. Land girls pick the potatoes. Soldiers collect them in their helmets and they all joke together. M/S of a cat walking along whilst the chickens are fed. Mrs Mitchell picks up the cat. | |
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