French Strikes 1948

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Unissued / Unused material.

French riots and strikes. Boulogne, France.

Elevated M/S police waiting in streets. Various shots police running across road. Elevated shot police checking cars. Various shots crowd of policemen waiting. L/S Renault works. C/U workers sitting on roadway...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64745
Sort Number:
UN 2000 F
Time in/Out:
01:29:00:00 / 01:32:00:00
Canister:
UN 2000 F
Film ID:
2218.10
Issue Date:

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