| Woman in Custody | ||
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| Catalog #: | 318654 | |
| Clip Number: | 318654-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 519 | |
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| Location: | ||
| Year Shot: | 1972 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Houses, General OCCUPATIONS: Law Enforcement, Police | |
| Description: | ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 98043 CU of a police car with an African-American woman detained in the back seat. The officer in the passenger side of the vehicle turns his head around to talk to the woman. The car begins to move in reverse. The emergency lights are flashing. There is a heavy sun glare on the windshield of the car, so you can't see inside. Shot of officer in car talking to the woman once again. This time you cannot see the woman due to sun glare. You can see the reflection of camera man and crew in the glass. Shot of a house with its door wide open. Garbage is trailing from the entrance. Various shots of the interior of the home. Shot of a ratty old couch with a cardboard box on the seat. Shot of aluminum cans tied together and hanging from a door. Shot of a filthy kitchen. Shot of a sink held in place by bricks. Shot of a uniformed sheriff talking to a female reporter. The sheriff wears a black felt hat with a star in the center of it. Two African-American kids are hanging out behind him. The sheriff talks about the woman who was taken into custody. The sheriff describes the amount of garbage that had been piled up in the house. Interview with an African-American neighbor who states that he had never seen the woman before the police intervention. He goes on to say that the noise and the smell from the house were a terrible nuisance. | |
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