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Whitsun in the shadow of the coal strike.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Boats and boating.
Children.
Leisure.
Strikes and lockouts.
Women.
Working class.
England--London.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 15 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1921.
Summary:
Coal strikes ongoing. [Intertitle 1] "On the railways the signals were 'up' to many millions of Londoners but-" [Intertitle 2]: "A million or so managed to make merry on Father Thames". Shots of the signals 'up'; shots of holiday-makers celebrating on the Thames; boats packed with families.
Notes:
Issue number: 508-1 ; Story number within issue: 1 of 4
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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