| CHILDREN GO HOP PICKING the thousands of children hop picking in Kent, despite an official ban. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5209 | |
| Catalog #: | 244612 | |
| Clip Number: | 244612-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 699 | |
| Timecode: | 01:30:22 - 01:31:04 | |
| Location: | Paddock Wood, Kent. | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Working FARMING: Grain, Hops FARMING: Harvest LABOR UNIONS: Misc. LAW: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent OCCUPATIONS: Argiculture / Farming / Raching | |
| Description: | DESPITE OFFICIAL 'BAN' - thousands of kiddies are helping 'Dad and Mum' in the Hopfields. Paddock Wood, Kent. M/S of men, women and lots of children standing between rows of hops. Panning shot of a group of children standing amongst the piles of picked hops. M/S of a family sitting amongst the hops having a picnic. The father is eating food straight from a can, the mother is drinking from a sauce pan lid. M/S of a crowd of children laughing and waving hops - iris in to black. (child labor) | |
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