Lumber Jacks Aka Lumberjacks (1940)

Lumberjacks in England. M/S as lumberjacks from Canada and Newfoundland walk along in a big group. C/U axe head. Various good shots as they chop and saw the trees as well as sharpening the blades. Various shots of trees falling. They turn a branch over with special tools. The lumberjacks were sent over to England to help with the British war effort. Various shots of them seated around in the forest, eating bread, drinking, and smoking their pipes. Cataloguer’s note: the soundtrack to this item is missing. 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 (19