MOBILE CANTEEN [Main Title]

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Object description

Shows the work of YMCA mobile canteens by following a "new girl" through her first night's duty during the Blitz.

Full description

A title suggests that this could be any night of the Blitz. The account takes a fictionalised form and follows the canteens to their various locations. Writing on the vans indicates that several countries have helped in their purchase.

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Empire Tea Bureau (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Verity (Production company)
Lewis, Jay Gardner (Production individual)
Wright, Basil (Production individual)
Munden, Max (Production individual)
Browne, Bernard G (Production individual)
Tanner, Peter (Production individual)
Burgess, George (Production individual)
Production date: 1941
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: COI 364

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