| Pre-War Prices Cools Consumer Woes | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1582 |
| Catalog #: | 352458 | |
| Clip Number: | 352458-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-443-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:02:35 - 00:03:14 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FOOD: Meat LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York SHOPPING: Food, Meat or Fish | |
| Description: | Dull in imagery and contrast Customers hark back to the good old days, as frozen beef goes on sale at 10c a pound. Imported from New Zealand, its a boon to purse-poor, beef-hungry shoppers. Establishing shot - Hanging beef in a butcher shop. Camera pans - Sale sign, New Zealand Beef 10 cents a pound and up. MCOHS - Throngs queue in line to purchase the well priced meat. MCULS - Another sale sign, Steaks 49 cents per lb., pot roast 32 cents per lb., chopped beef 29 cents per lb., Gov't Inspected Beef. CUS - A buzz saw cutting through frozen hunk of beef, steaks. CUS - Butcher holding up a frozen piece of meat, steak? | |
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