| VESUVIUS ERUPTS smoke and fire from Mount Vesuvius. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 7696 | |
| Catalog #: | 313009 | |
| Clip Number: | 313009-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 880 E | |
| Timecode: | 01:11:18 - 01:17:11 | |
| Location: | Naples, Italy | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Volcanoes GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Volcano LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy | |
| Description: | VESUVIUS ERUPTS smoke and fire from Mount Vesuvius. Oddly many of the people both Allied occupying forces and civilians seem not to have much of an air of urgency. Naples, Italy. Smoke rises from the eruption into large mushroom cloud. M/S American airmen watching from tent. M/S American aircrew going across to planes. Aerial shot of the eruption. M/S American soldiers standing nearby and watching. M/S explosion in street as lava moves down. Various shots burning countryside and smoke rising. Various shots as smoke billows up after rock fall. Dramatic cloud of smoke, pouring lava, explosions on street, and people fleeing the tide of burning lava flowing towards their homes. Various shots of people moving their possessions to square. M/S burning rock sliding further down into town. Various shots people clearing possessions as it slides further down. A house collapses as it gets nearer. Various shots of smouldering rocks and burnt branches. Various dramatic shots smoke and fire from the volcano. | |
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