Collection search - Canada Gets Nylons
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Record information – Brief Canada Gets Nylons
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1946-02Item number (ISN):20731Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATIONAccession:1980-0199Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1946-02Production company:Fox Movietone NewsProduction credit:photography, Ross BeesleyDescription:Silent newsreel footage of thousands of eager buyers trying to buy nylon stockings at a store in Canada. Police are on duty to control the crowds. Footage shows: various shots of early morning line-ups of shoppers trying to buy nylons from department stores and small shops who each have their quota; police officers on hand to control the crowds; orderly crowd; interior shot of a girl who tries on her new nylons right in the store; shot of legs in a mirror; and various shots of a typical store counter showing the method used by the stores to control crowds. The stores allow only small groups into the stores at any one time and give each shopper a numbered ticket; medium shot of a door opening, a group entering and individuals receiving tickets.Language:Silent with English intertitlesOriginal number:57-348Notes:Detailed holdings information: -
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