Asylum Ablaze 1924

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Chicago, United States of America.

Title: "ASYLUM ABLAZE. 17 inmates killed in terrible fire disaster".

M/S of a man walking through the debris caused by the fire, as he moves between mangled bed frames he appears to be searching for something. M/S, looking through a charred window...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24180
Sort Number:
G 1050
Time in/Out:
01:02:13:00 / 01:02:52:00
Canister:
G 1050
Film ID:
328.03
Issue Date:
17/01/1924

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