Homes Destroyed In Brush Fire In Hollywood… 1961

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Hollywood Hills, United States of America USA.

Documentation on file, American commentary.

Various shots at night of fire which swept through Hollywood Hills suburb in California, destroying the home of author Aldous Huxley, various shots in the daytime, of smouldering ruins.

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
86461
Sort Number:
UN 3499 F
Time in/Out:
01:20:20:00 / 01:21:10:00
Canister:
UN 3499 F
Film ID:
3034.18
Issue Date:
1961

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