| COAL SHORTAGE ( aka A BURNING QUESTION! ) Children collecting coal during the coal shortage in London. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5271 |
| Catalog #: | 508260 | |
| Clip Number: | 508260-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 634 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:22 - 01:22:51 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Poverty INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Coal & Coke LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London SOCIAL SERVICES: Misc | |
| Description: | A BURNING QUESTION - During present coal shortage, daily supplies are issued for small houses at the L.C.C. dumps. London Nice M/S of small children crowded together at L.C.C dump (London City Council), they are smiling and laughing, some seem to be fascinated by the camera. A man, (presumably a city council worker) fills a hod with coal using a shovel and empties the hod into a sack. Standing next to him is another small child, he is wearing an overcoat and a flat cap which looks slightly to big. He is holding a small pick axe and half heartedly he hits the pile of coal he is standing on. Another nice M/S of the children, as we see boys and girls carrying the large sacks of coal away flung over their shoulders. They smile and appear to be having a good time. | |
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