| NAVAL BARRACKS aka CHRISTMAS DINNER AND RUM IN NAVY Christmas in the Royal Navy barracks | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5111 | |
| Catalog #: | 365603 | |
| Clip Number: | 365603-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 37 J | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:20 - 01:38:05 | |
| Location: | Chatham, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1917 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Christmas LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England MILITARY: Navy, British WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: Meals WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Rest & Recreation | |
| Description: | World War One. Military; holidays. Christmas in the Royal Navy barracks: sailors get ration of rum and a traditional Christmas dinner. First part is so dark it can hardly be seen -- looks like film of Navy cooks preparing dinner(?) moving pans around; etc. Issue of Christmas rum is distributed. One guy pumps rum out of a faucet into a bucket; as a bunch of other men stand watching. Men come up with buckets and have rum dipped out of a large container. CUs of the procedure: 3 large dips go to each representative; then about a cup is taken back. Christmas dinner. Again; some of this is so dark one can't see everything. Shot of long table with plates. Sailors sit; start eating. All lift cups at once; in a quick toast; and drink. Pan along sailors eating meal. Pan along row of sailors (the cooks?). CU 2 men talking. Food; alcohol; festive; party; holidays; drinking; eating; celebration | |
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