London Dock Strike 1948

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MS London docks, general scene during the strike. MS Dock worker sitting on a bollard, smoking a cigarette, by stern of ship tied up to quayside. Dock cranes in background. along Thames towards London Bridge with view of St Paul's Cathedral on skyline. MS View of a small dock with barges....

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Cataloguer:
Heather
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
67131
Sort Number:
UN 1965 C
Time in/Out:
01:56:06:00 / 02:00:00:00
Canister:
UN 1965 C
Film ID:
2451.20
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