Work at St Dunstan’s

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

271-2

Date Released

4 Nov 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Russians in Macedonia
2. 2Help for the Allies
3. 3Russian Internment Camp
4. 4Work at St Dunstan’s
5. 5Blind Soldiers Typewriting

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "The Hostel for blind soldiers where they are taught various trades. The dexterity the men show in repairing boots and making baskets is amazing." Various close shots of blind (and partially blind?) soldiers mending boots and weaving baskets.

Keywords

Industry and manufacture; Casualties; Disabled persons

Length of story (in feet)

61

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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