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Regiment Video Clips       | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 |

Below is a selection of video clips taken from the film “For the Folks Back Home,” produced by Wayne Sturge and Tony Murphy of the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador. We have provided each excerpt in three formats: a low-quality version that can be streamed using the RealPlayer over your Internet connection by clicking ‘Play’ or two high-quality versions which can be downloaded to your computer and opened in the RealPlayer.

1. Panoramic shot of regiment on Pleasantville training grounds, St. John’s, ca. 1915.
low-quality RealVideo clip.
(583Kb), 160x120 pixels
(1,144Kb), 320x240 pixels
Running Time = [0:39]
2. Panoramic shot of regiment on Pleasantville training grounds, St. John’s, ca. 1915.
low-quality RealVideo clip.
(644Kb), 160x120 pixels
(1,253Kb), 320x240 pixels
Running Time = [0:43]
3. First Newfoundland Regiment marching, St. John’s, ca. 1915.
low-quality RealVideo clip.
(798Kb), 160x120 pixels
(1,573Kb), 320x240 pixels
Running Time = [0:53]
4. First Newfoundland Regiment marching, St. John’s, ca. 1915.
low-quality RealVideo clip.
(504Kb), 160x120 pixels
(989Kb), 320x240 pixels
Running Time = [0:34]
5.   First Newfoundland Regiment practising drill, St. John’s, ca. 1915.
low-quality RealVideo clip.
(398Kb), 160x120 pixels
(795Kb), 320x240 pixels
Running Time = [0:26]

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Title: “For the Folks Back Home”
Authors: Wayne Sturge and Tony Murphy
© 1999 Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador