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British army in Eritrea

A man maneuvers a large four-horned airplane detector with its operator wearing a t-shirt and pith helmet; he speaks on a field telephone, runs into a frame building, and many others run to a dusty practice area with another detector / The men firing anti-aircraft guns with native men in fezzes at the cannon's breech / Men at a large crate full of artillery shells / The native men load the shell into the breech, and guns are shot with much smoke; scores of British men move a gun from a beach with a track; the men pull forward dragging large bushes, sweeping the dirt ; a large cannon is brought in and men on a platform look over the sizable new weapon; the natives stand around with the gun crew; it fires and the scene is covered in smoke and dust / A good shot of the shell being loaded in the breech / Note: exact month/day not known
A man maneuvers a large four-horned airplane detector with its operator wearing a t-shirt and pith helmet; he speaks on a field telephone, runs into a frame building, and many others run to a dusty practice area with another detector / The men firing anti-aircraft guns with native men in fezzes at the cannon's breech / Men at a large crate full of artillery shells / The native men load the shell into the breech, and guns are shot with much smoke; scores of British men move a gun from a beach with a track; the men pull forward dragging large bushes, sweeping the dirt ; a large cannon is brought in and men on a platform look over the sizable new weapon; the natives stand around with the gun crew; it fires and the scene is covered in smoke and dust / A good shot of the shell being loaded in the breech / Note: exact month/day not known
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Editorial #:
1285336634
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 01, 1935
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:03:20:03
Location:
Eritrea
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr004504_01_01