U.S Taxi Strike 1934

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Full title reads: "America - U.S. TAXI STRIKE - Amazing scenes in centre of New York as strikers "get out of hand.""

New York, United States of America (USA).

Various shots of the chaos on New York streets - halted traffic, cars, taxis, masses of people and mounted police. Strikers...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
8610
Sort Number:
34/028
Time in/Out:
01:47:32:00 / 01:48:37:00
Canister:
34/28
Film ID:
779.29
Issue Date:
05/04/1934

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