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A German shell bursts near British cavalrymen in Flanders, Belgium, during World War I

A line of British cavalrymen ride down a hillside, single-file, in Flanders, Belgium, during World War 1. A German shell explodes near the cavalry column, just as two of the British soldiers on horseback pass the spot. After the smoke clears, fallen men and horses are seen on the ground. Other cavalrymen continue past them, as a British soldier, from near the camera position, runs down the hill to render aid. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1917
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027174
Prince of Wales visits women working in aircraft factory during World War I

British women at work in an airplane factory during World War 1. They are seen working with the framework of wings and other flying surfaces. Young Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in military uniform, examines parts in the factory during a visit with officials. He speaks briefly with a woman at her machine. The next scene shows women making adjustments on a Sopwith Camel aircraft. One tightens bracing on a left wing. Others rotate a propeller showing the movement of the airplane's rotary engine as its cylinders move with the propeller. Several women hold down the tail, as propwash from the running engine blows over them. Various tent-like structures are seen in the background. The number 6003 is seen on the aircraft vertical stabilizer. (WWI; WW1)

Date: 1917
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027190
British Mk I Tank Moving Up as British prepare for Battle of Arras, France, during World War I

A group of British Army officers and soldiers make way for a Mk I Tank (male) armed with 6 pounder guns, moving towards the battlefield prior to the Battle of Arras, France, during the First World War.

Date: 1917
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027231
British artillerymen fire 18 pounders and 8 inch howitzers, near Monchy-le-Preux, France, during World War I

British Army gunners fire 18 pounder field artillery pieces as they set up camp in a field near Monchy-le-Preux in France. Shells explode in field in front of them. A battery of hidden 18 pounders fires. A battery of 8 inch heavy howitzers in operation. Gun crew soldiers step back as a howitzer fires. They return to the gun after it has finished recoiling.

Date: 1917
Duration: 3 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027233
British fire battery of 8 inch heavy howitzers in France, during World War I

A British battery of 8 inch heavy howitzers in operation, in France, during World War One. Crews step back and turn away when gun fires. Gunners wait until long recoil is finished before returning to the gun.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027234
French West African Colonial troops working in ammunition dump during World War I

Opening slate refers to West Africans working at Allied munitions dumps. Scene shows French Colonial Senegalese infantrymen (Tirailleurs Senegalais) carrying ammunition boxes in a huge storage dump, under supervision of British officers. Some wear steel helmets, others wear British-style caps. They walk over paths between stacks of artillery shells. One appears to have a cigar in his mouth. They are followed by Several Allied soldiers, also carrying ammunition boxes. An Allied soldier in steel helmet smokes a cigarette, while standing next to large artillery shells. View of dirt road at side of the munitions dump, with a truck backed up to it. Many Allied soldiers are seen working around the periphery of the dump throughout the film.. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027235