Wheat for the French Army

Issue No.

270-2

Date Released

28 Oct 1916

Stories in this Issue:

Story No. within this Issue: 3 / 5
Summary: [SUBTITLE]: "Corn being unloaded from barges at Paris. The corn is intended for the use of the French Troops." View down at men in hulk of ship shovelling corn into containers. A chain is lowered with an empty container, which it deposits, then the full container is hoisted away. Full container emptied into large wooden funnel. Close shot of sack at base of funnel being filled with corn. Sacks being topped up, tied and carried away.
Keywords: Ships and boats; Food and cooking
Length of story (in feet): 63

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