| FLOATING VILLAGE families who live on old boats | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7149 |
| Catalog #: | 287827 | |
| Clip Number: | 287827-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 334 | |
| Timecode: | 01:17:35 - 01:19:53 | |
| Location: | Chiswick, London | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DOMESTIC LIFE: Family Life HABITATS, HUMAN: Unusual LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Houseboat | |
| Description: | Floating Village. Chiswick, London L/S Pan, boats anchored in river. L/Ss Boats (some of which sailed for Dunkirk in 1940). M/S Woman with shopping basket, gets off cycle on towpath, walks to baby in pram. T/S. Woman going away from pram and up ramp to boat. M/S Woman walking along deck and going down hatch. C/U Helm. M/S Grocer opening back of van and taking out box of goods. M/S. Woman walks down ramp, takes provisions from grocer and walks back. M/S Woman walks into cabin, followed by dog. C/U and M/S Family sitting round table, one serving meal. M/S Children at table. C/U Woman takes table mats from cupboard and towel off wall. M/S She opens oven door, takes out casserole, shuts door and walkout of picture. M/S Woman puts casserole on table. L/S Sitting room, children playing with train, woman speaking on telephone. C/U and M/S Woman bathing baby. M/S Old woman on deck pulling rope which lifts lantern to top of mast. C/U Lantern going up. C/U Woman securing rope to mast. M/S Cat on deck. M/S Woman walks in door with baby and puts in cot, covers. C/U Covering baby. M/S Woman walks to radiator, puts hand on it. C/U Hand on radiator. The commentator says that people have chosen to live on the boats because of housing shortages. | |
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