Ruination (1925)

Item title reads - Ruination! Shattered homes and devastation follow path of China’s Civil war. China. L/S of the rubble from houses which have been demolished, the camera pans across them, there are walls standing here and there. M/S as people peer out over the top of sacks which are stacked up. M/S of soldiers and civilians making their way over the ruined bridge with their possessions, soldiers drop their guns onto a big pile of weapons already collected. M/S of soldiers walking along under umbrellas. M/S of people in makeshift tents, M/S of the tents. A solider searches a man as others pass by. Various shots of people climbing over barbed wire. M/S of people leaving with their possessions on carts and in rickshaws. M/S as the camera pans across soldiers with guns sat on a cart. M/S of people outside a hut. M/S of soldiers, the camera pans across them stood in a line looking at the camera. M/S of a soldier drinking from a bowl, he smiles at the camera. Note: this item contains some f