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WWII - 1940s, China: Inflation, Banks, Daily Life; Aerials

Reel Number: 221808-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944,1940s

Country: China

Location: Shanghai

TC Begins: 06:00:10

TC Ends: 06:12:25

Duration: 00:12:15

WWII - 1940s, China: Inflation, Banks, Daily Life; Aerials CU Chinese men at bank counter w/ others crowding behind. MS View of counter from in office w/ many Chinese men & women waiting / watching two office workers / men counting money on desks. CU & MSs. 06:00:43 High Angle / HA hands removing small silver or gold bars from wrappings. Pan men waiting, fanning. 06:01:08 CU from behind of man w/ canvas bag of money; MS from office side of counter as bundles of money are taken from people & put on desk. Large stack of money bundles. 06:01:31 Men showing bolts of silk (?) to women in fabric shop; counting on abacus & receiving many bundles of bills / money for purchases. CU hands counting money. 06:02:17 Small grocery store & man puts bag on counter, removes bundles of money to pay for canned goods. 06:02:59 MS & CU Man w/ stacks of money / bills tied on bicycle wheels it into store. 06:03:10 Men at desk counting money from large canvas bags dumped on desk; exchanging for new bills (?). Exchanging paper sacks of money for paper slips handed by women thru window in exterior door. 06:03:54 Slate: Roll 13 Newsreel Wong. Women handing paper to man & receiving small paper envelope or sack. Men waiting in queues for money. CU people inspecting / looking at & counting new bills; at table beside service station gasoline pump & cars arriving. 06:04:36 Pedestrians; woman buying Life magazine at kiosk. Other neighborhood street activity. 06:04:58 Men in office counting money & stacking. 06:05:11 Slate: Roll 11 Wong. View from in store of men & women at counter buying sacks of beans & rice / food as others count money. 06:06:17 Slate: Roll 14 Wong. Aerials over Shanghai city center & river w/ many ships anchored; warehouses & ??. 06:07:04 Slate: Roll 15 Wong. Aerial over airport runway w/ small naval ships anchored nearby in river; over city buildings. 06:07:40 MS Woman at workstations beside conveyor taking bars of ?? & wrapping. 02:07:53 Slug. 02:07:56 CUs & MSs Men at desks counting money w/ civilians & soldiers waiting behind counter; bundling & wrapping bills. CU handling / shaving gold or silver sticks; man weighing them on balance scale. Men exchange paper slips for bills. 02:10:11 Ext. street w/ line of people waiting, pedestrians & rickshaws passing outside large government building. Cars & traffic passing. Int. men stacking large wooden crates. 02:10:54 Slug. 02:10:57 Men dump large bags of bundled bills on floor. Men carrying armloads of bills. Unloading bags from trucks. European & Oriental women at counter getting stacks of money put into canvas bag; others carry bundles of bills. Wartime Economics; Inflation; Banks; Sorting; Inflation; Post-WWII; Post-WW2 Economy; NOTE: Partial or entire sold at per reel rate. Good / Interesting footage.

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