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1939 INDUSTRY: Land girls get busy on the farm
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1:05Now PlayingDate: 26th October 1939
Location: SOMERSET, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: Somerset:
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Gen. view of cows thru' gate.semi view cows with Land girls following. Gen. view & semi view pan of group of Land girls laughing. Long view turkeys & girls towards. Pan from girls with pails of food to turkeys. Semi view girls learning how to use plough. Semi view girls driving tractor. Pan from girl on tractor to plough along. Long view girls picking swedes. Semi view girls picking swedes & pan to pile of swedes. Long & semi views of girls forking manure over ground. Long view Land girls with pitchfork..pan to manure cart.
Women; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Home Front; Great Britain
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