Coal Strike In America (1941)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. United States of America (USA). Various shots, strikers, trades union members, agitators hanging around pit-head. There are a few shots of people throwing stones. Some of the strikers are African Americans, mainly however they are white. MS Group of miners entering cage and descending into coal mine. GV Silent pit-head. GV Over smoky industrial area. MS Party of miners coming out of cage at end of shift. MS shot of row of buildings with flames coming from roof top chimneys - not clear what these are. N.B. Paperwork suggests this is material from a coal strike in the US in December 1941. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than
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