| ROOFTOP CHICKENS Chickens are kept on a rooftop in London opposite the Houses of Parliament. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7055 | |
| Catalog #: | 510472 | |
| Clip Number: | 510472-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 316 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:55 - 01:46:33 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1942 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FARMING: Eggs FARMING: Livestock, Poultry FOOD: Rationing/Shortages LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Rationing & Shortages | |
| Description: | ROOFTOP CHICKENS Chickens are kept on a rooftop in London opposite the Houses of Parliament. London. M/S of chickens eating on roof after being fed by soldiers, Big Ben is in the background. One chicken is given a spoonful of tonic. One man has to hold the chicken while another drips the medicine down its beak. Chickens walking around. They pick an egg out of the coop. Chickens eating. They were probably kept to help with the egg shortage. | |
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