| DEVALUATION Pound devalued - shots of Stock Exchange and city of London during one day closure. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5018 |
| Catalog #: | 493412 | |
| Clip Number: | 493412-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 67/94 | |
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| Location: | England, London | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Inflation | |
| Description: | POUND DEVALUED - STOCK EXCHANGE AND BANKS CLOSED FOR ONE DAY Pound devalued - shots of Stock Exchange and city of London during one day closure. London. C/U news placard: "Can Wilson Survive?" C/U another: "Wilson faces bitter battle", pan to another "Thousands of Jobs". Good view interior of the empty Stock Exchange. C/U sign "Throgmorton Street". C/U of a large crowd of jobbers (Stock Exchanger dealers) in the street. M/S crowd of dealers talking together. M/S crowd of dealers. M/S photographer on side of building taking picture. C/U dealers writing on cards. C/U dealer writing in book, pan as he walks to another group. C/U sign for Midland Bank. C/U sign: "Belgique Bank". C/U sign: "Royal Bank of Scotland". C/U sign: "National Provincial Bank", pan to closed iron gates. C/U closed gates of District Bank. C/U name: "Australia and New Zealand Bank". Interior of empty bank. C/U counter with "Foreign Exchange" sign on. M/S of Throgmorton Street. M/S dealers entering Stock Exchange the next day. Good shots of Stock Exchange working normally. C/U of calendar with date: "18 November 1967". | |
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