| SCIENTIFIC WARFARE Group of soldiers demonstrate signalling devices using telescope, heliograph, semaphore, field telephone. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5101 | |
| Catalog #: | 365205 | |
| Clip Number: | 365205-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 7 I | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:33 - 01:23:52 | |
| Location: | Europe | |
| Year Shot: | 1914 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: 2-Way Radio COMMUNICATIONS: Unusual LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Misc WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: Communications | |
| Description: | SCIENTIFIC WARFARE Group of soldiers demonstrate signalling devices using telescope, heliograph, semaphore, field telephone. Meant to show evolution of signal devices. World War One. Military communications technology. Soldiers using different communications and signalling devices. Soldiers hurrying over a hill. Two soldiers setting up a portable telegraph. Another sets up a tripod. Pan to right: Guy attaches telescope to tripod while 3 other men are busy with their own methods. One sits down on ground with a pad of paper (maybe he is representing Codes or something). Another guy has a flag for signalling. Another is setting up a bright light on another tripod; while another guy with a notebook reads out to him what to signal. The flag man is waving his flag. Pan to telescope man down on ground next to the other guy scribbling madly into a notebook. Pan to another soldier operating telegraph; tapping out something in Morse Code. Science; message; secret; information | |
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