US Block of Flats "Goes Up in Smoke"

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

950

Date Released

8 Apr 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Big Ships Sail Under Sealed Orders
2. 2US Block of Flats "Goes Up in Smoke"
3. 3Grand National

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

To make way for America’s new War Office building a huge block of flats was blown up by dynamite.

Keywords

Explosions

Locations

Washington

Library number

9496

Length of story (in feet)

110

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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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