| HOBOS BARRED (LNER) People trying to gain illegal entry from El Paso are stopped by Los Angeles police on the California border. America (USA). | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6309 |
| Catalog #: | 53306 | |
| Clip Number: | 53306-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 36/18 | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:33 - 01:39:54 | |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States of America, | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | GREAT DEPRESSION: Conditions IMMIGRATION: Illegal IMMIGRATION: To USA from Mexico LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, Los Angeles | |
| Description: | Hobos barred! Los Angeles police search train on California border. Los Angeles, California, United States of America, (USA). L/S of scenery from train. M/S of people gathered with their vans and possessions. M/S of two beagles (?) in a basket. Various shots of a train coming around a bend. M/S as the men trying to gain illegal entry are rounded up and have to leave the storage section of the train. They are searched and fingerprinted. The police look through their possessions and documents. The authorities tell them they will have to return to their homes in El Paso. One of hobos says "and they call this a free country eh?", the policeman says "well its a lot better than a lot of them even at that". M/S of police chief making a speech saying the solution to the problem should begin at the source and they have been successful. | |
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