From Forest to France 1918

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.

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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

Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: mopix@nara.gov

National Archives Identifier: 24609
Local Identifier: 111-H-1101

http://research.archives.gov/description/24609

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