PITTSBURGH CALAMITY

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1740
Date Released
24 Nov 1927
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1IT SERVES YOU RIGHT!
  2. 2HUNTING... THE HUMANE WAY
  3. 5SOMETHING NEW FOR XMAS
  4. 6CANADA HONOURS U. S.
  5. 7PITTSBURGH CALAMITY
  6. *Studying Britain

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Story

Summary
NfO synopsis: Mighty gasometer explosion wrecks thoroughfares, shatters entire buildings and kills or injures hundreds of people. Scenes of the aftermath in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture; Explosions; Accidents and disasters
Written sources
Newsfilm Online
Library number GR
12144
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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