| US RAIL STRIKE Material covering American rail strike. A circus is stranded in California. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7835 |
| Catalog #: | 237857 | |
| Clip Number: | 237857-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1468 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:49:22 - 01:54:25 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1946 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Camels ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Elephants ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Llamas ENTERTAINMENT/CIRCUS: Animals LABOR UNIONS: Strikes LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Steam Locomotive | |
| Description: | US RAIL STRIKE Material covering American rail strike. A circus is stranded in California. United States. LS/MS/CU steam locomotives standing idle. LSs outside of train station, trains are idle, vehicular traffic moves along road. GV of Circus stranded in California, circus folk walk a line of elephants, camels and llama are tied up and eating. GV/MS/CU elephants lying on their sides in tall grass. GVs as elephant is used to tow circus railroad car. GV/MS as second elephant pushes railroad car from the rear. LS/MS of camels, llamas and elephants in procession through streets of town, they walk along side of vehicular traffic. MS of elephant train as each elephant attaches his trunk the tail of the elephant in front. GVs as various goods are loaded onto plane - presumably to get around country during rail strike. MS/CU of steam and smoke rising from train. GV of driver climbing into cab. MS driver looking out of cab. CU of pistons and slowly turning wheels. | |
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