| Opening of New Low-Rent Housing, 1920s | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6226 |
| Catalog #: | 368664 | |
| Clip Number: | 368664-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON348F | |
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| Location: | North Shields; Northumberland; England | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CITY PLANNING: Housing | |
| Description: | City planning; housing. Title re. Bible classes form trust to provide low-rent homes to working class people- -a privately financed version of council houses? Film is of official opening ceremony and tours of these houses; coinciding w/ the Ideal Home Exhibition. Shot w/ people walking about outside the 2 story attached brick houses. Group of several men & women posing in front of doorway- -some of the church group? MS Sign: ";;;Ideal Housing Exhibition Organised by the Evening World". Shots of people (mostly women) in line waiting to tour house; people inside looking out windows toward camera. More shots of people posing in groups in front of houses. People coming out. Pan along row of young women in identical dresses with little colored aprons & bibs; which look more decorative than useful. Row continues w/ women in traditional maids' uniforms- -black dresses w/ white aprons & caps. Women speaking standing behind table; w/ several other men & women behind her. Next a man speaks. Pan looking over crowd listening to speeches. More shots similar to those described above. Urban development; charitable organizations; community service; social services. | |
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