| FRENCH AND BELGIUM TROOPS AT FRONT French and Belgian troops celebrate on the Western Front (Armistice or Christmas?). | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5149 | |
| Catalog #: | 366944 | |
| Clip Number: | 366944-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 154 G | |
| Timecode: | 01:48:02 - 01:50:42 | |
| Location: | Europe | |
| Year Shot: | 1917 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Christmas LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Misc WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: R & R, Rest and Relaxation | |
| Description: | French troops celebrate Christmas at the Western Front. Soldiers sitting around in a circle; round a fire. Relaxation. Shot of one guy passing out pages of newspaper to read. One guy w/ Union Jack stuck in rifle is waving it at camera. Same group bouncing up & down and acting silly during "Christmas party". Some hold sticks of candy. The jokester is bouncing around a little figure of a man on a string. Troops at front; crouch in a ditch (not a trench); aim & fire rifles; etc. CU Man wakes a soldier and gives him a big candy cane and 1 of the little hinged figures. Shot of 2 soldiers sitting in primitive trench eating. | |
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