Munition Factory Disaster 1924

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Erith, London.

Title: "MUNITION FACTORY DISASTER. 11 girls and the foreman killed in terrible explosion and fire".

M/S of workman wandering about the debris created by the explosion - the factory is almost completely destroyed, only one wall remains standing. Various shots of twisted...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24248
Sort Number:
G 1061
Time in/Out:
01:27:03:00 / 01:27:44:00
Canister:
G 1061
Film ID:
332.11
Issue Date:
25/02/1924

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