AMERICANS 2 [Main Title]

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  • Title: AMERICANS 2 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 248
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  • Summary: US forces arriving in France, probably 1918.
  • Description: US soldiers disembark from their ship at a French port. A group of US Navy officers and men posed with French children they have temporarily adopted. More Infantry on the march. A long column of US nurses, in navy blue capes, marching towards a railway yard. A troop train carrying the Infantry leaves the yard.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 248
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 248)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: United States Army & American Expeditionary Force (regiment/service) United States Navy (regiment/service) American Red Cross (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: operations, United States military - movement: ship (object name) operations, United States military - movement: rail (object name) 01/3(4-15).8 (event) France (geography) Children (concept) (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 166 ft; Running time: 3 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 248

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