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Humanity and machines

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AuthorWar Office
TitleHumanity and machines
NotesA tank's crew enter a their camouflaged Mark 1 'Male' tank named 'Daphne' at the sponson door; the Officer is carrying a black cat that has become the crew's lucky mascot.
Item Date12th November, 1916
Creation placeSomme (Google Maps)
File typeVideo
Item mediumVHS copy of original film
ContentFootage
KeywordsSomme, Allied Forces, Transport
Collection IDThe Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks, Part 2, Caption 29
Repository nameImperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Repository address
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/
CataloguerEverett Sharp
FilenameCXTIWMFILMvanc8.mpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1253