French Rail Strike AKA Worse Than The Tubes… 1920

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Paris, France.

Intertitle: "WORSE THAN THE TUBES! Homeward bound Parisians during Railway Strike pack the few trains that are running inside and out."

M/S of a train passing the camera - the carriages are so crammed that people are standing on the running board and sitting on the roof....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
21793
Sort Number:
G 0666
Time in/Out:
01:19:53:00 / 01:21:29:00
Canister:
G 666
Film ID:
210.17
Issue Date:
10/05/1920

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