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If you wish to acquire broadcast quality material of this reel or want to know more about our Public Domain collection, contact us at info@footagefarm.co.uk [Pre-WWII - 1939, England War Preparations w/ Anderson Shelters; Newspaper Headlines] Men in England building backyard Anderson Shelter / civil defense shelter, packing dirt. Woman planting bulbs around outside. 00:15:14 Men riding large lawnmowers in park, dumping basket of grass clippings. Man in background walking child on leash. 00:15:58 Man hoeing tulip bulbs outside small corrugated metal shelter; woman wearing gas mask while beating rug on outdoor clothesline & shaking carpet. 00:16:57 Gentleman's Club. Man into room, picks up newspaper & sits down, butler pours coffee; man falls asleep w/ newspaper over face. 00:18:46 Montage of newspapers headlines German military activity, British Conscription / Draft & ending of Polish Treaty. 00:19:17 CU sign: Smoking is not permitted in this Room until after 12 noon. H.B. Bill, Secretary. Sign: Silence w/ man asleep. Pre-WW2; Daily Life; Oddities; Gags (gas mask & woman); NOTE: Polish German non-agression pact which had been renewed on 05May34 was unilaterally abrogated by Hitler on 28Apr39 after Poland refused to permit annexing of Danzig & the building of an extraterritorial highway & railroad between East Prussia & Germany to allow German movement of military .