| CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS HERE? Two forest rangers come down to New York to shoot gan | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5455 |
| Catalog #: | 52694 | |
| Clip Number: | 52694-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 31/74 | |
| Timecode: | 01.39.35 - 01.40.22 | |
| Location: | New York, United States of America (USA). | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CRIME: Organized LAW: Enforcement, Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York | |
| Description: | “New York. Can you imagine this here? Forest Rangers - dead shots with their game - walk New York streets with guns cocked to ‘pick off’ gangsters.” New York, NY, United States of America (USA). Two forest rangers, carrying rifles and knapsacks just as they would in the countryside, wander around New York streets. People walk with them as they wander around. Interviewer talks to men on rooftop of building. One of the Rangers says they saw Gangsters were shooting children so they thought they’d come and have a crack at them. One of them says he blames the crime wave on prohibition. | |
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