| FOREST FIRES Footage of large scale forest fires in the USA. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5150 | |
| Catalog #: | 367015 | |
| Clip Number: | 367015-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 156 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:07:15 - 01:08:50 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1918 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires, Forest or Brush LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | Disasters. Fighting forest fires, looks like western USA; esp. 2nd part. Pan across several men bashing at smoking brush. CU men breaking up smoking stump. LS pan across hilly forest area; w/ smoke and some flames. Closer shot of hillside w/ grasses & brush in flames. Some trees or bushes on fire; masses of black smoke coming from it. GV Slow pan trees burning; flames higher; fire growing. Aftermath of fire: pan on entirely burned up forest. US man standing up on a very shaky-looking tower. Cool shot - as if looking through binoculars; w/ black around edges - pan across LS looking out over forest hills - until coming to area where a fire is starting; thin line of smoke rising from middle of the pine trees. US guy up on tower again. On the ground: man comes running round corner of a log cabin and in the door to the telephone. CU Man (forest ranger?) talking into telephone. | |
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