| LABOURERS PREPARE BUILDING FOR PRISONERS Shots of men at work with hammers and shovels near Alexandra Palace. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5108 | |
| Catalog #: | 365473 | |
| Clip Number: | 365473-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 29 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:43 - 01:51:46 | |
| Location: | Alexandra Palace, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1916 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London WORLD WAR ONE, HOMEFRONT: War Work | |
| Description: | World War One. "Navvies" battalion prepare Alexandra Palace for the reception of German prisoners. Laborers carring logs; boards and sawhorses; as officer gives orders. Men loosen the ground with shovels and picks; large palace building up hill in BG. A lot of men at work: some standing on some sort of platform and knocking in posts with sledgehammers; while others stand below holding the poles in place; again; the palace in BG. Construction; building; strength | |
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