| Dock Strike | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1625 |
| Catalog #: | 354441 | |
| Clip Number: | 354441-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 029-095-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:09:29 - 00:10:24 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Cargo & Freight Handling LABOR UNIONS: Dock Workers LABOR UNIONS: Strikes LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Cargo | |
| Description: | 60,000 Longshoremen strike during contract negotiations in new York, paralyzing the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Hundreds of ships are trapped in port, their cargoes unloaded, while mountains of goods clog the piers. Establishing shot - Aerial shot of New York and its mighty skyscrapers. MS - Longshoremen walking the picket line with poster board around their neck's saying "On Strike". MS - Dock workers pushing a cart with five suit cases tied on. MS - Dock worker or porter with a flat dolly loaded with luggage. MS - Passengers pushing a cart loaded with their luggage and baggage. MS - Passengers walking by the camera man. MCUS - Two men putting their luggage into the trunk of their car. MLSOH - Port of New York pretty much void of transport ships. MSOH - Barges sitting with them loaded with cargo. MSOS - Hundreds and hundreds of crates just sitting there, no dock loaders in sight. MCU to OHLS - Cars 1957 models waiting on the dock reedy to get shipped out. | |
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