Oslo Explosion 1945

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Full title reads: "OSLO EXPLOSION".

Oslo, Norway.

Ammunition ship blazing with ammunition exploding. Various shots of firemen playing their hoses on the fire. General view of the large amount of damage caused by explosion.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40263
Sort Number:
45/070
Time in/Out:
01:16:42:00 / 01:17:34:00
Canister:
45/70
Film ID:
1165.06
Issue Date:
30/08/1945

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