| FOOD WAR - CLEVELAND'S NEEDY CAPTURE CITY HALL (aka FOOD CRISIS - CLEVELAND, USA) Unemployed men and their families stage a starvation sit-in at Cleveland City | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6376 | |
| Catalog #: | 522130 | |
| Clip Number: | 522130-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 38/46 | |
| Timecode: | 01:16:22 - 01:16:59 | |
| Location: | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest, Sit In ECONOMICS: Unemployment GREAT DEPRESSION: Conditions LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Ohio, Cleveland | |
| Description: | "FOOD WAR - CLEVELAND'S NEEDY CAPTURE CITY HALL". Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. Various shots of unemployed men and women staging a starvation sit-in at Cleveland City Hall to protest against dole money of as little as $3 a week. Men sit at a table and play cards. Two African-American women sit in a pew propped up against each other as they sleep. Brief shots of exterior of the Hall at beginning and end of item. | |
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