Fire Destroys Great Paris Store (Magasins Du Printemps). Disastrous Outbreak in Boulevard Haussman Causes £3,000,000 Damage

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1099

Date Released

3 Oct 1921

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Renovating Tower Bridge. This Colossal Task Undertaken by Wg Beaumont & Son Will Take 6 Months to Complete, Using over 100 Tons of Paint
2. 2Fire Destroys Great Paris Store (Magasins Du Printemps). Disastrous Outbreak in Boulevard Haussman Causes £3,000,000 Damage
3. 3Cameron Highlanders Presented with New Colours at Fort William on the Anniversary of Battle of Loos
4. 4London’s Next Lord Mayor, Sir John Beddeley Who Will Take the Oath as London’s Chief Magistrate on November 9
5. 5Madame Tetrazzini Leaves Euston to Commence Her 11000 Mile Tour of the British Isles
6. 6Following in ‘Charlie’s’ Footsteps. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Who Have Arrived on a Visit to Europe. Before Leaving USA, Douglas Visits Boy Scouts Camp to Demonstrate ‘How It is Done’.

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

Firemen and smouldering shop front.

Researcher Comments

Newsfilm Online has footage at GR 5125A (51 secs) and GR 5125B (79ft).

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Shops and shopping; Fires; Accidents and disasters

Library number GR

5125

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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