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Reference code
STERN 6/2
Title
Copy of a film of Medium Mark C tanks, 1918
Date(s)
- 1918 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Roll of 16 millimetre film, a copy made by the Imperial War Museum of a 35 millimetre nitrate film. The film shows trials of Medium Mark C (Hornet) tanks on the testing ground at the works of the manufacturers, William Foster and Company, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The prototype tank 'Little Willie' (built in 1915) can be seen standing in the background. There is also a sequence showing the interior of the workshops of William Foster and Company. Duration 10 minutes.
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Existence and location of originals
Originals of photocopied personal correspondence (Section 1/17) are at Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone.