| FIVE MILLION DOLLAR GRAIN FIRE Fire in Chicago destroys 5 million dollars worth of grain and many buildings. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5794 |
| Catalog #: | 35733 | |
| Clip Number: | 35733-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 57/10 | |
| Timecode: | 01:28:40 - 01:29:22 | |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires FIREFIGHTING: Work LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Illinois, Chicago OCCUPATIONS: Fire & Rescue | |
| Description: | MILLIONS LOST IN CHICAGO FIRE Fire in Chicago destroys 5 million dollars worth of grain and many buildings. Chicago, Illinois, United States of America (USA). Millions dollars worth of grain and many buildings are destroyed in one of the worst ever fires in Chicago. LV Building on fire, firemen playing hoses. GV Hoses being directed into the fire, with one lone fireman by a ladder working hose. LV The conflagration. GV The fire, with flames leaping from a room of the building. GV The fire, with busy firemen milling about. GV The building with hoses playing rather ineffectively on the flames (two shots). SV Lone fireman up a ladder. LV Building almost totally engulfed. GV Building, with hoses playing from the side. | |
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