STK-ID 28136

Engineers: shots of small group of US Army engineers on hill overlooking valley, river and road (same as NFB1910-FG-14-78). Sequence showing US army engineers and Canadian Army engineers constructing temporary bridges, destroyed bridge visible in some shots (same as NFB1910-FG-14-78). Shot of right of way trench railway being levelled by men using mule-drawn scrapers. Shot of men laying track. Shots of men repairing existing tracks on battlefield, gaunt tree trunks in background. Shot of men laying timber on road to firm up dirt surface, truck moving by camera in foreground. Shot of men digging drainage ditch along corduroy road in town as military traffic moves by (same as NFB1910-FG-14-85, NFB1910-DN-14-89).

DETAILS

Excerpt from
World War One
Location
France
Year
1914
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk, Digital Bétacam, HDCAM SR
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm fine grain comp b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486, 1920 x 1080