| REICHELT JUMPS OFF EIFFEL TOWER Franz Reichelt shows off his new parachute by leaping to his death. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 142 |
| Catalog #: | 319935 | |
| Clip Number: | 319935-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1 G (Y) | |
| Timecode: | 00:47:46 - 00:48:48 | |
| Location: | Paris, France. | |
| Year Shot: | 1912 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Death ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Leaps LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris SPORTS: Bloopers | |
| Description: | Use catalog # 368201 REICHELT JUMPS OFF EIFFEL TOWER Franz Reichelt shows off his new parachute by leaping to his death. Paris, France. Franz Reichelt wearing the parachute that he designed and invented before ascending the Eiffel Tower. Reichelt standing on platform high up on the tower preparing to jump he hovers on the brink for some time and then eventually jumps falling straight down to his death. Police and small crowd around the body of Reichelt as it is carried away, they then measure the depth of the hole made by his fall. | |
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