News From USA Gas Main Explosion & Vanguard… 1957

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United States of America (USA).

GAS MAIN EXPLOSION

New York.
GV. Times Square, New York, column of flames shooting up from road. GV. Cars in foreground with snow over them - fire raging in background. GV. Firemen tackling blaze. SV. Main burning. SV. Pan, firemen with hoses. SV....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49179
Sort Number:
57/100
Time in/Out:
01:20:56:00 / 01:22:24:00
Canister:
57/100
Film ID:
1509.13
Issue Date:
12/12/1957

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