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Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

708

Date Released

3 Jan 1918

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Our War Aims. Dissolving Prussian Militarism
• 2. New York Girls Do War Work and Release Men for the Army
• 3. A Great Invention. Officers Training with a ‘Stokes’ Rapid Fire Gun
• 4. SOS Campaign. Father Bernard Vaughan Speaks Strongly in Favour of ‘Self-Rationing’
• 5. Holiday Sports. Military Cross Country Run at Richmond

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany (still). His face dissolves. General Paul von Hindenburg (still). His face dissolves. Kaiser Wilhelm II (still). Dissolves. Statue of Liberty gradually appears.

Keywords

Royalty; Propaganda; War and conflict; Military

Written sources

Visnews Collection [BFI National Archive]   Video roll 7

Library number GR

1931

Length of story (in feet)

70

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Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Phone

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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