French Munitions Factory - General Pershing & Albert Thomas (1914-1918)

Meal time in a French munitions factory - General John Pershing and Albert Thomas welcome guests. MS of Pershing and Thomas along with American officers and some Frenchmen in suits; walking through factory; past a worker. Shot looking over rows of shells; Pershing & same men stand behind talking. MS panning over the factory lunchroom from above - a huge room with workers - both men and women - packed in close together at long tables eating their lunch. MS side view of bearded man in dark suit standing on balcony addressing the workers; a maid comes walking towards camera carrying pitchers. Then another MS (but closer) of workers clapping. FILM ID:1872.5 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 fr