Reel

WPA Strikers In Protest Rally

WPA Strikers In Protest Rally
Clip: 347400_1_1
Year Shot: 1939 (Actual Year)
Audio: No
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1528
Original Film: 011-791-03
HD: N/A
Location: NEW YORK, N.Y.
Timecode: 00:02:27 - 00:02:58

Shaky, blurry, dull in contrast and imagery Protesting wholesale lay-offs for participation in the nation-wide W.P.A. Strike, thousands of strikers gather at Columbus Circle. Police remove two effigies, hanged by irate workers. Police line streets along protest route, row of police motobikes.