Blaze Sweeps Chicago

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

340

Date Released

31 May 1934

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Soviet Salutes May Day
2. 2Voice from Past "Speaks"
3. 3News in Brief
4. 4News in Brief
5. 5News in Brief
6. 6Blaze Sweeps Chicago
7. 7Day Bombers "Form Fours"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

Famous stockyards aflame. Graphic first pictures of appalling £2,000,000 fire (worst for fifty-three years) which leaves two thousand homeless.

Keywords

Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America; Chicago; Illinois

Library number

2654

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Phone

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Address

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Notes

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