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World-Wide News Events - Chicago, ILL. (Spectacular Grain Elevator Fire, May39)

Reel Number: 221605-17

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1939

Country: USA

Location: Chicago,Illinois

TC Begins: 19:39:53

TC Ends: 19:41:02

Duration: 00:01:09

World-Wide News Events - Chicago, ILL. 19:40:00 Aerial over large Rosenbaum & Norris grain elevator fire, multi-story brick factory buildings heavily damaged, fire hoses & water, smoke. 19:40:14 Ground, firefighting; firemen on trucks. People watching from on top of freight cars in railroad yard. Water streams onto fire. 19:40:29 Firemen carrying body on stretcher past railroad cars. LS burning building; CU flames. Burning freight cars in front of building. Collapsing walls in flames. LS flames. May39; 1939; Spectacular; NOTE: at 3532 E. 103nd St., & the Calumet River.

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