Who Suffers? 1958

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Full title reads: "London. Who Suffers?"

London. Unofficial strike action halts lots of activity in London.

GV Int. Smithfield Market idle owing to strike. LV Line of meat porters' barrows empty.

GV Ships lying idle in Surrey Docks, London. LV "Benlomond" tied up at quayside....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49469
Sort Number:
58/046
Time in/Out:
01:07:23:00 / 01:08:20:00
Canister:
58/46
Film ID:
1535.03
Issue Date:
09/06/1958

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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