The "Prudential" Blaze 1932

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Full title reads: "London. The 'Prudential' Blaze. No one hurt - thanks to promptitude of the Fire Brigade & splendid discipline of over 4,000 workers."

Holborn, London.

High angle street scenes in London. Buses drive up and down the road. People are crowded on one side of the road...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5055
Sort Number:
32/049
Time in/Out:
01:48:03:00 / 01:49:29:00
Canister:
32/49
Film ID:
677.31
Issue Date:
20/06/1932

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