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1923 GERMANY: POLITICS: Scenes of the Ruhr valley. Latest pictures of the French occupation
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0:58Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1923
Location: GERMANY, Ruhr Area., Bochum.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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CAPTION - SCENES OF THE RUHR VALLEY - LATEST PICTURES OF THE FRENCH MILITARY OCCUPATION
GERMANY, Ruhr Area., Bochum.
Scenes of the Ruhr valley. Latest pictures of the French Military occupation.
Crowd of civilians standing around in cold by factory (?), outbuildings, one woman picking up coal from the ground/ two boys standing nearby with sacks over their shoulders /
steam rising in background.
French soldiers dealing out soup (?) , crowd of small boys surrounding them.
Pan soldiers lined up on balcony, tram standing below, people walking to and from in square./ people in square, soldiers patrolling through square.
People crossing street to station including soldiers on patrol
/station sign "Bochum Nord" / truck passing station
CAPTION - PIT HEAD SCENES AT BOCHUM
Pan of pithead with engine wheel and buildings / smoking chimneys /
travelling shot (from train?) along past factory buildings and smoking chimneys
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