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Temporary religious buildings during siege of Tobruk

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2009.357.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4900 | Film ID: 2889

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    Temporary religious buildings during siege of Tobruk

    Overview

    Description
    Australian soldiers fire a Howitzer. Pan of destroyed military vehicles in a desert. A shrapnel damaged school named for Benito Mussolini that is now being used to hold church services for Allied soldiers. The camera pans down from the minaret of a mosque to a hand-painted sign on the building that reads: "Out of Bounds Musulman Church." Camera pans around the exterior of a Catholic church with a statue of the Virgin Mary outside. Damage shown to a hospital mosque. A soldier walks into a heavily damaged building with a sign reading, "Out of Bounds Jewish Soldiers Synagogue." Panning shot of damaged buildings. A sign on one building reads "Albergo Ristorante Moderno." Two soldiers talk in front of damaged buildings. Destroyed Admiralty House.
    Duration
    00:02:19
    Date
    Event:  1941
    Production:  1941 July 17
    Locale
    North Africa
    Tobruk, Libya
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Imperial War Museums
    Contributor
    Producer: War Office Film Unit
    Camera Operator: Osmond Borradaile

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    02:12:56:00 to 02:15:15:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2889 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2889 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2889 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2889 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2889 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2889 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2889 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2889 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    • User
    • User 2889 Video: DVD
      User 2889 Video: DVD
      User 2889 Video: DVD
      User 2889 Video: DVD

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Imperial War Museums
    Conditions on Use
    For licensing enquiries and requests, contact Imperial War Museums (IWM) at filmcommercial@iwm.org.uk. IWM also offers limited services for non-commercial parties, such as for museums, armed forces, veterans and their immediate family, family history researchers, and students. For such purposes, contact film@iwm.org.uk.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the film excerpts from the Imperial War Museum in October 2009.
    Copied From
    35mm comopt print
    Film Source
    Imperial War Museums
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5308
    Source Archive Number: AYY 148
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:59:59
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