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Silent film footage from a Pathe news reel showing female members of staff at work in a Sainsbury's shop - a woman on the egg stall, a woman on the cheese counter, and a woman on the butter counter. The footage highlights the recruitment of women at Sainsbury's in the First World War during which many of the company's male staff were serving in the armed forces. 59 seconds long.

An article relating to this newsreel is included in JS Journal Apr 1986, page 18.