British cinemagazine items showing how we are a society reliant on credit. We buy goods and services today and pay tomorrow. The advent of the credit card was an advent to a cashless society.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322952
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Cash management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Consumer behavior
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Consumer credit
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Consumer behavior
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Consumer credit
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Credit management
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)