All Pits Idle 1921

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Item title reads - All pits idle and in peril - Navy once more to the rescue?

Coal strike. Starts with a shot of pits surrounded by steam, we see some naval workers walking along and waving at the camera, they shovel coal into a boiler.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22190
Sort Number:
G 0760
Time in/Out:
01:31:31:00 / 01:32:08:00
Canister:
G 760
Film ID:
230.28
Issue Date:
04/04/1921

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