| NEW YORK TREASURY BOMBED ( aka BOMB OUTRAGE ON TREASURY IN NEW YORK ) A look at the devastation following the bombing of the New York Treasury. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5268 |
| Catalog #: | 56818 | |
| Clip Number: | 56818-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 706 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:36 - 01:37:58 | |
| Location: | New York, United States of America. | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Government, Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York TERRORISM: Bombings | |
| Description: | Bomb outrage in New York. $500,000 damage and over 200 victims caused by explosion of mysterious origin. New York, United States of America. "Hats and fragments of clothing collected from the streets ... " Panning shot of abandoned hats and shoes lying amongst charred debris. "The wrecked automobile that crashed into the dynamite wagon". Various panning shots of a chaotic street scene; men from the press mingling with policemen, soldiers and workmen clearing up the mess, in the middle of it all is an upturned motor car. C/U of the car wreckage. Various shots of broken windows of the Treasury. "Government troops guard the Subtreasury, partly wrecked by the explosion". L/S of troops running up the steps of the Treasury. Panning shot of armed soldiers mingling with passers-by outside the Treasury. High angle panning L/S over the bomb scene - amongst the chaos a man standing on the roof of a car is operating a movie camera. M/S of dead bodies covered in sheets lying on the pavement. M/S of policemen putting the bodies into the back of a van. (Note: This seems likely the bomb that exploded outside the J.P. Morgan building.) | |
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