1500 Rendered Homeless 1922

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West Hartlepool, Cleveland.

Full titles read: "1,500 RENDERED HOMELESS - 80 acres of property wiped out, and damage over a million pounds in appalling fire."

M/S of two firemen standing on smouldering logs of wood. L/S of two firemen holding large hospice, they spray stacked up logs...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22699
Sort Number:
G 0839
Time in/Out:
01:56:49:00 / 01:59:08:00
Canister:
G 839
Film ID:
250.51
Issue Date:
05/01/1922

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