| WITH A MIGHTY ROAR! A limestone quarry in Germany - dynamite blows apart the fac | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5477 |
| Catalog #: | 249417 | |
| Clip Number: | 249417-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 32/85 | |
| Timecode: | 01:05:25 - 01:06:20 | |
| Location: | Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/MINING: Limestone LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany | |
| Description: | "Germany. With a might roar! Explosion of nearly 1/2 ton of dynamite releases 50,000 tons of limestone - covering area of 2,5000 square yards." Germany. A man standing in a limestone quarry blows a horn to warn of the impending explosion. A man standing in an excavated area calls out of warning. Closer shot of man hollering a warning. Men walk out of caves carrying with them boxes. CU of man as he pushes down plunger on detonator box. (Sound track runs out - therefore no sound of...) Explosion - LS of the face of the quarry. Rock at the base of the face is blown out and the whole face begins to collapse. (Overall - good mining/explosion footage.) | |
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