| DYNAMITING A MOUNTAIN A mountain is blown up with dynamite causing fragments of limestone to fly far and wide. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5328 |
| Catalog #: | 511656 | |
| Clip Number: | 511656-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1254 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:17 - 01:36:24 | |
| Location: | Newton. | |
| Year Shot: | 1925 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/MINING: Limestone LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | Dynamiting a mountain! Hundred of tons of limestone hurled in air by big explosion, makes majestic spectacle. Newton. M/S of a man poking a hole in the ground with a stick, another man hands him the charge of dynamite and he puts it in and pokes it down. M/S of a man ready to press the plunger, another man waves his hat and the plunger is pressed. L/S as the side of the mountain is blown away. Slow motion M/S of the shot again as the limestone fragments into thousands of pieces and throws dust everywhere. | |
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