| ON THE MEUSE - PONTOON BRIDGE On the Meuse River (near Verdun) in France. The French using a pontoon bridge as a replacement. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5101 | |
| Catalog #: | 365199 | |
| Clip Number: | 365199-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 8 D | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:03 - 01:36:15 | |
| Location: | Meuse River near Verdun, France. | |
| Year Shot: | 1917 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENGINEERING: Bridges, Temporary LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France MILITARY: Army, French WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: Movement | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 369042 ON THE MEUSE - PONTOON BRIDGE On the Meuse River (near Verdun) in France. The French using a pontoon bridge as a replacement. The French using a pontoon bridge as a replacement which they probably need because of a bombing. French troops pilot pontoon boats down river. Boats are hooked together side to side; with platform on top. Pontoons come to stop. CU men carry planks toward boats putting them across outside boats. Crew walking off the pontoon barge; walking across the planks. Then, a shot of the bridge completed with planks laid enough for a car to drive across, which one does here. | |
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