Strike Snaps 1-3 1926

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General Strike. Exact location of events unknown.

Panning L/S of a crowd (not a demonstration - people too well-dressed and no banners). C/U of a man sitting behind a desk, more men crowd around him - looks like they are volunteering to help run essential services during strike, results of...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25747
Sort Number:
G 1292
Time in/Out:
01:38:10:00 / 01:47:33:00
Canister:
G 1292
Film ID:
494.19
Issue Date:
10/05/1926

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