| DEMONSTRATION IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE Rally in Trafalgar Square to advocate state aid for the blind. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5126 | |
| Catalog #: | 366176 | |
| Clip Number: | 366176-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 81 L | |
| Timecode: | 01:18:42 - 01:19:25 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1917 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Misc. DISABILITIES: Blindness LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Disabilities. Demonstration for state aid for the blind. Opens with shot of march; with Boy Scouts; then people with large banners; which blow so much in the wind that one can't see what they are. Fades to LS same; with Square full of people in FG; parade on street in BG. CU blind activist making an impassioned speech. He wears little round wire sunglasses. Then a shot of another young man speaking on the platform (-- sort of back diag./profile view; so can't really tell if he is sighted; and time code blocks his eyes when he turns). In BG is one of the banners; which looks like the trade union banners. Pan over crowd; more banners. Rallies; social concerns; handicapped. | |
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