| LIKE A MIGHTY TORCH! Oil burns fiercely and sends flames high into the air - Texas, USA. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5508 |
| Catalog #: | 253157 | |
| Clip Number: | 253157-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/81 | |
| Timecode: | 01:05:35 - 01:06:18 | |
| Location: | Texas, United States. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Fires INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Texas | |
| Description: | GAZETTE "America. Like a mighty torch! Exploding oil well on fire, makes awe-inspiring spectacle by night and by day." Texas, United States of America (USA). Oil spews out of a hole in the ground where the well workings have been blown away. Various shots of oil and fire. Men advance behind shields of corrugated iron towards the flames. One drops his and runs back. The flames burst up once more than the men retreat. Night shots of the oil and flames going high into the air. | |
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