Shipyard Demonstration 1955

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Nantes, France.

Shipyard workers in Nantes, France decided to protest after their pay demands were answered with a lookout. Police uses tear gas to disperse them. GV. & Nearer shot, demonstrators marching in street. SV. Entrance to shipyard - closed gates. Angle shot, building and cranes,...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
31100
Sort Number:
55/075
Time in/Out:
01:49:51:00 / 01:50:23:00
Canister:
55/75
Film ID:
543.32
Issue Date:
19/09/1955

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