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A Church Ablaze 1931
Description
Full title reads: "New York. A Church Ablaze. All City's firefighters mobilised to save All Soul's - famous landmark and one of New York's oldest churches."
New York, United States of America (USA).
Firemen spray water from hoses onto All Soul's Church. Closer shots of various firemen...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 12685
- Sort Number:
- 31/072
- Time in/Out:
- 01:51:54:00 / 01:52:41:00
- Canister:
- 31/72
- Film ID:
- 865.32
- Issue Date:
- 07/09/1931
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