Dance Pickets (1947)

Unissued / unused material. New York, United States of America (USA). Various shots pickets (striking dance instructors) doing a conga dance in the street outside an Arthur Murray Studio in protest against an alleged attempt to forestall recognition of a CIO (Congress of Industrial Organisations?) trade union. Date on original record is 12/05/1947. 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 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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