CF1839

 Record ID: 180951
  • Title: CF1839
  • Date:1940s
  • Summary: 18:49:27:16-18:50:18:05
    Eiffel Tower has its 60th Birthday 1949: long shot of Eiffel Tower with classical statues in foreground at dusk, El V of foundation for Eiffel Tower at the time of it's construction, vs still shots of Eiffel Tower under construction, hooded figure standing on the top of the Eiffel Tower prepares to jump and does (to prove man can fly), shot of body falling to earth and crashing, crowd and police picking up broken body, angle shot of Tower, 40 years ago (1909) first telegraph was sent from top, scene of man at work on telegraph key, good cu of fingers tapping out code, pan over city of Paris, people in elevator as it ascends, view of people in elevator as it ascends looking toward top of tower, view taken from elevated car, woman with small child walks out to railing to look over city.
  • TYPE:Historical
  • DATE:1940s
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  • SOURCE:Historic
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  • Colour:B&W
  • Keywords:NEWSREEL, FRANCE, ICONIC BUILDING, FLYING MAN, CITY VIEWS
  • Master Title:CF1839
  • Segment:9
  • Sound:Silent
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