| Police Raid Adult Movie Theaters and Bookstores in Ft. Worth | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1943 |
| Catalog #: | 511977 | |
| Clip Number: | 511977-4 | |
| Orginal Film: | COOPER Reel 17 | |
| Timecode: | 01:37:17 - 01:39:40 | |
| Location: | Ft. Worth, Texas, United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1972 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | EROTICA: Pornography LAW: Enforcement, Arrest (Apprehension) LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Texas OCCUPATIONS: Law Enforcement, Police | |
| Description: | TLS Ft. Worth Exotic Shop (adult bookstore and specialty shop) in downtown Ft. Worth, Texas; MS middle-aged white man leafing through porno magazines inside adult bookstore; rear view MS plain clothes police officer leaning over book rack, picking through products; MS handwritten sign on wall-- "Nixonism is about to take over this store. Buy now. It may be your last!"; MS uniformed police officer leafing through adult magazines; MS middle-aged white male police detective speaking, "We've got a search warrant to try to look for obscene material... The officers have provided indicated there's a quantity of obscene material." MS 8mm projector on chair. MS posted sign: "Defend your right to self censorship. Call 334-1400 or lose 1 more of the many rights already lost." MS two stacks of 8mm porno movies. MSs white men spooling 8mm film by hand, holding frames to light, leafing through books, bagging confiscated "obscene" materials, exiting establishment with evidence. MS posted sign: "Our supply limited. No new shipments." MS white dog sleeping in adult bookstore. MSs overweight white male proprietor talking on phone, then being escorted from building to awaiting police car. | |
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