| Building Demolition | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1759 |
| Catalog #: | 425806 | |
| Clip Number: | 425806-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-029-04 | |
| Timecode: | 00:33:52 - 00:34:31 | |
| Location: | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Pedestrians DEMOLITION: Buildings LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia, Bohemia) | |
| Description: | "Blasting experts come up with a new technique of leveling a building in Prague. Two blasts, only a split-second apart, demolishes the place in the neatest explosion of the year. The force of the second blast causes the walls to fall inward on itself. TLS - Four story building slated for demolition, electric street car trolleys and pedestrians passing in FG. MSs - Demolition team readying explosive charges, night. LS - Building to be demolished, night. MS - Man wearing a beret, standing behind bulky TV - Studio tube camera, bldg in BG, night. Great LS - Implosion of building, night; façade crumbles first, soot rising quickly. Panning LS - Soot & dust clouds filling street. TLS - Rubble, debris. | |
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