| EASTER 1941 Light-hearted comparison of Easter holiday activities in peacetime and in wartime. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5554 |
| Catalog #: | 263883 | |
| Clip Number: | 263883-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/30 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:42 - 01:23:41 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FOOD: Vegatables HOLIDAYS: Easter HORTICULTURE/GARDENS: Planting LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Stations | |
| Description: | "Easter 1941". Comparison of holiday activities before the war and during the war. Panning shot of crowds at a large London railway terminal, an old shot from the 1930s. L/S of a deserted railway platform in 1941 with a train standing while a few passengers climb aboard. C/U of female porter pushing a barrow. M/S of car laid up in a private garage because of fuel rationing. Various shots of women and children working on an allotment. L/S of crowded sea front promenade in the 1930s. M/S of 3 old ladies removing their stockings and paddling in the village pond in 1941. C/U of small children looking at sign advertising carrots on sticks, we see the kids eating carrots from a stick (wartime supplement for ice-cream!). M/S of 5 young women crossing a field carrying gardening / farming tools - working holiday. M/S of a very small girl walking along a country lane, she is carrying a small knapsack on her back. | |
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