| PICCADILLY IS UP Workmen digging holes to form trenches along Piccadilly. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5369 |
| Catalog #: | 54617 | |
| Clip Number: | 54617-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1419 | |
| Timecode: | 01:31:58 - 01:33:05 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Excavation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | "Piccadilly is up!" "Army of Occupation" is hard at work on the trenches of famous thoroughfare. London M/S of workmen digging trenches in Piccadilly, watched by onlookers, as trams and cars roll by around them. Shots of workers working in deep trenches with large piles of earth all around them. Some pipes lie nearby. Some men wield picks and shovels while Londoners go about their business in the background. Sign says 'Beware of Obstructions'. Three men are hard at work while one does nothing in the foreground. | |
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