Unemployed Miners March 1927

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Item title reads: "Unemployed Miners' March. Thousands of minors accompany their comrades the first few miles of their long march to London."

Porth, Wales

M/S miners pose for the camera, many wear caps. They march through the streets of a town, forming a huge long line, which is seen...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33508
Sort Number:
G 1449
Time in/Out:
01:21:58:00 / 01:23:34:00
Canister:
G 1449
Film ID:
706.16
Issue Date:
10/11/1927

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