| BEAUTY AND THE BARGE Good footage of three girl bargees setting off from London with war supplies for Birmingham. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7104 | |
| Catalog #: | 47000 | |
| Clip Number: | 47000-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 29 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:17 - 01:16:32 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1945 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles INDUSTRY: Cargo & Freight Handling LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Women TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Cargo | |
| Description: | BEAUTY AND THE BARGE Good footage of three girl bargees setting off from London with war supplies for Birmingham London. Various shots of three girl bargees, Audrey, Anne and Evelyn preparing their three barges for a journey from London to Birmingham. They are taking essential war materials to the Midlands as part of their work for the Grand Union Canal Company. They cast off and steer their barges along the canal. Commentator makes much of the fact that the girls are doing "a man-sized job". Good shot of one of the girls in a barge kitchen, poking a stove. View from a barge as we pass under a bridge. | |
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