• Short Summary

    Blaze Destroys US Army Base in California.

  • Description

    Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material.

    Title reads: "$1,000,000 Oakland Pier Fire!" American voiceovered newsreel material

    Oakland, California, United States of America (USA).

    LV GV Fire with pillar of Flame soaring into air.

    CU Mushroom of Flame in air, pan down to Fire.

    SV Pillar of Flame leaping into sky.

    LV GV Fireman at work.

    SV Fire Oil tank explodes. LV Stack of material alight. Firemen in foreground.

    CU Pile of material burning.

    LV GV Fire.

    SV Fire pan up with Mushroom of flame.

    LV Fire pan up with mushroom of flame.

    LV Fire.

    SV Fire - Column of flame soars skywards pan down to fire.

    Possibly connected with 49/24 - MD.

  • Tags

  • Data

    Film ID:
    1526.47
    Media URN:
    59911
    Group:
    Unknown sel originals
    Archive:
    British Pathe
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:59:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:56:20:00 / 01:57:19:00
    Canister:
    UNSO Reel 052 J

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