Hidden Monuments Sandbagged (1914-1918)

Protecting the monuments of Paris from bombs. France. Brief shot of men filling sandbags - 2 men sit in foreground next to big pile of sand; others work in background. The 2 nearest look past military age but do wear uniforms - may be civil defence group? See also ON 442 A - shows the sandbags actually in use. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.