| New York Legalizes The Lottery | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1761 |
| Catalog #: | 425946 | |
| Clip Number: | 425946-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-047-03 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Queue (Line), Misc GAMBLING: Sweepstakes & Lottery LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York SCENICS: Urban | |
| Description: | New York State legalizes gambling by lottery, putting the first tickets on sale. It's a monthly million dollar gamble to benefit education. Even losers are eligible for an annual quarter million dollar "booby prize!" Establishing shot - Downtown New York City, traffic and people. MS - People queuing in line to buy a lottery ticket, it almost look's like the inside of a bank. . CU - People dropping their lottery ticket into "what look's like a voting ballot box". Camera pulls away, people are filling out their lottery tickets standing at a tall table. and a man in the background is dropping a ticket into the lottery box. | |
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