| Mighty Blast Clears Quarry. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1608 |
| Catalog #: | 353483 | |
| Clip Number: | 353483-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 028-688-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:01:40 - 00:02:33 | |
| Location: | Italy | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENGINEERING: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy OCCUPATIONS: Engineer WEAPONS: Explosives | |
| Description: | Audio is low on screener A great blast opens a quarry for use, shattering a compact mass of 100,000 tons of rock that has made the subterranean caverns a deadly labyrinth of death, defying all similar efforts since 1931. Establishing shot - Workmen walking in quarry carrying T&T. MCUS - Workman sticking explosive into the wall of the quarry. MS - Crowd of people watching the workmen. CUS - Man pushing down the plunger setting off an explosion. MS - The rock wall of the quarry crashing down. CUS - Faces of two demolition men. CUS - The mass of rock that had fallen. | |
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