| Coal Miners at Work and at Home, c. 1920's | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6211 |
| Catalog #: | 368401 | |
| Clip Number: | 368401-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON312D | |
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| Location: | Caerphilly; Wales | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/MINING: Coal | |
| Description: | Industry. Coal mining in Wales. Some very good footage filmed at Caerphilly; Wales; showing various aspects of the lives of Welsh coal miners and their families; c. 1920's; not surprisingly British miners staged a major strike around this time which was supported by other unions in sympathetic strike but still didn't do a bit of good. General view of above-ground operations at mine: filled coal cars on tracks; a big pile; buildings; machinery; smoke. Group of miners standing about by corrugated metal fence & building; some are reading newspapers; big pile of dirt or coal in BG w/ mine buildings etc. beyond that. Shot of the front of miners' "houses"; which is long narrow cheaply made building divided into tiny units for families; no yards; just dirt; a few women look out doorways; men walking past. 4 men pose; 1 holding baby. More of mine. Group of miners pose; many look very young; teenagers. More of miners off work hanging out in the street; children running around. More of crowd of men standing in street; w/ Co-op store; etc. in BG - -this area actually has brick buildings etc. Labor; working-class; social conditions; poverty; fuel | |
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