British Movietone films the militia in the streets

JUL 23 1934

British Movietone films the militia in the streets

British Movietone material dated 23 July 1934, filmed in the week after the San Francisco general strike ended on 19 July. The shots show crowds and militia in the streets, tear gas bursting, and stretchers carried from buildings. It is a foreign newsreel service recording an American city under armed guard, now held through the AP Archive.

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