The Home Front in WW1

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: Elephants As War Workers (1917); Great footage of Lord George Sanger's elephants helping food production on farm in Horley.; British Pathé

: Anti-German Riots (1914); Shots of aftermath of anti-German riots in England.; British Pathé

: Children (1914); A little girl and boy pose with war bonds to encourage people to buy more.; British Pathé

: The Coal Famine (1917); Distribution of coal supplies to the poor at depots in Bermondsey; British Pathé

: Ploughing Up The Parks (1917); A motor plough is used to plough up Richmond Park in order to plant oats.; British Pathé

: A New Food Source (1917); Lakes in parks of London are netted to provide an additional source of food during wartime.; British Pathé

: Speeches Against Pacifists At Rally AKA Unauthorised Pacifists Censured (1917); MR. hAVELOCK wILSON mp AND sEAMEN'S REPRESENTATIVES sAY "pEACE WITH vICTORY". London.; British Pathé

: British Women - German By Marriage - En Route To Germany Part 1 (1914); British women and children boarding ship; officers and sailors posing on deck.; British Pathé

: Peace Reply To Germany (1914); War bond drive in Wandsworth where field gun is used to stamp donation books.; British Pathé

: War Demonstration (1914); Footage of people demonstrations against war.; British Pathé

: Children Grow Vegetables For War Effort AKA Children Grow Vegetables (1914); Boys and girls in garden weeding, watering.; British Pathé

: Opening Of New National Kitchen By Mrs. Lloyd George (1916); Mrs. Lloyd George opens wartime soup kitchen in London.; British Pathé

: Voice Of The People (1914); Rally / demonstration in Trafalgar Square - 'Down With German Influence'.; British Pathé

: The Great Game (1914); 'Football game titles' used as metaphor for battle between German subs and British shipbuilders.; British Pathé

: Avenge Captain Fryatt (1916); Rally demanding reprisals for Captain Fryatt.; British Pathé

: France Tries To Protect Art From Bombing (1918); Footage of French museums being protected from aerial bombing.; British Pathé

: More Bombs In East Anglia AKA First World War Bomb Damage (1914); Good footage of bomb-wrecked streets and buildings in Bury St Edmunds.; British Pathé

: Yarmouth Shelled From Above (1914); Footage of shell damaged building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.; British Pathé

: Zeppelin Visits Southend (1914); Bombed area in Southend-on-Sea after visit from a Zeppelin.; British Pathé

: Lord Norbury Working As A Mechanic In Surrey Aircraft Factory For 7d An Hour (1914); Lord Norbury does war work at a Surrey aircraft factory.; British Pathé

: Airship Wreck At Cuffley (1916); Civilians and soldiers work to clear wreck of an airship.; British Pathé

: A Good Use For Zeppelins (1914); Souvenirs made from pieces of wrecked zeppelin frames sold for War Seals Foundation.; British Pathé

: London Strafes A Zepp (1914); Soldiers clearing up wreckage of crashed airship in London park.; British Pathé

: Julian, The Record Breaking Tank (1917); Record breaking tank 'Julian' appears at war bond rally somewhere in Britain.; British Pathé

: Unique Scenes In Trafalgar Square (1914); War Bond sales in Trafalgar Square, London.; British Pathé

: Making Lorries (1914); Good footage of workers in lorry factory.; British Pathé

: Sir Arthur Yapp Appeals For Food Economy (1914); Shots of 'great food saver' Sir Arthur Yapp.; British Pathé

: Dear Food Protest AKA Protest Against High Food Costs (1914); Demonstration march and rally in London against high food prices and cost of living.; British Pathé

: Shell Making (1914); Good footage of male munitions workers manufacturing shells at Sheffield factory.; British Pathé

: Even Children Help (1917); Schoolchildren from Dunstable work on the land. Bedfordshire.; British Pathé