| “SWEEP AWAY ALL SLUMS” Princess Alice opens flats that replaced slums in St. Pan | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5503 |
| Catalog #: | 182402 | |
| Clip Number: | 182402-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/59 | |
| Timecode: | 01:17:47 - 01:19:09 | |
| Location: | London, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Grand Opening HABITATS, HUMAN: Affordable Housing HABITATS, HUMAN: Urban, Big City LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London ROYALTY: British | |
| Description: | “St. Pancras. ‘Sweep Away All Slums’. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone opens still another block of cheap and model flats for workers.” St. Pancras, London. Pan across crowd gathered in front of block of flats (apartments, housing, dwellings). MS Countess of Athlone comes out to balcony and is applauded. Shots of woman looking from flag bedecked window. Shots of Countess making a speech. Various shots of people watching. | |
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