FROM THE FOREST TO FRANCE 1918г
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09, 18, 1947 02, 28, 1964) Series : Historical Films, compiled ca. 1914 ca. 1936 Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 1985 Production Date: 1918 Other Title: Historical Film, No. 1101 Sound Type: Silent Scope Content: Portable barracks are made in southern States and erected in France. Reel 1, trees are felled and trimmed, floated in streams, and loaded on railroad cars by steam hoists. Logs are sawed at a mill with rip and gang saws. Reel 2, wood panels are sorted, painted and tied together. The sections are loaded on a cargo ship. The lumber is unloaded from a docking raft in a French port. Floor panels are nailed and end panels erected. Reel 3, roof panels and window sashes are installed. Contact(s): National Archives at College Park Motion Pictures (RDDCM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 207406001 Phone: 3018373540, F
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