| COAL CRISIS London kids collect up every last scrap of coal while Miners' wives protest against the strike. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5271 |
| Catalog #: | 244862 | |
| Clip Number: | 244862-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 706 | |
| Timecode: | 01:26:29 - 01:26:52 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: School-age child DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest INDUSTRY/MINING: Coal INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Coal & Coke LABOR UNIONS: Miners LABOR UNIONS: Strikes LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | The COAL CRISIS. London Kiddies - taking no chances - gather every scrap of fuel - while Miners' wives protest and Leaders deliberate. London C/U of a group of scruffy kids, one boy in roller-skates is collecting scraps of coal in an old sack, a policeman enters and confiscates the sack. M/S of children smashing up lumps of coal to put in bags - some have hammers, others smash it on the ground, in the background a crowd of passers-by watch. M/S of two women holding a large banner - "MINERS WIVES AGAINST A STRIKE", two policemen can be seen in the foreground. | |
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