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The Oil Fire in Flushing
De Petroleumbrand te Vlissingen : een overzicht van de ruïne
Pathé-Journaal
The Petroleum fire in Vlissingen: a survey of the ruins
News item for the Pathé newsreel
In 1917, a devastating fire led to several oil tanks exploding in Vlissingen. The disaster was filmed by Pathé-Courant for the Netherland¿s first newsreel. It was shot by H.J.W. van Luijnen, who since 1913 had been the regular cameraman for the Dutch branch of Pathé Frères. In a shot of less than one minute, we see a medium shot of a burning oil tank. A barely…
Contributors
- H.J.W. van Luijnen
- Kinematograaf Pathé Frères (Nederland)
Creator
- Unknown
Subject
Type of item
- Film
- motion pictures (visual works)
Contributors
- H.J.W. van Luijnen
- Kinematograaf Pathé Frères (Nederland)
Creator
- Unknown
Subject
Type of item
- Film
- motion pictures (visual works)
Providing institution
Aggregator
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Creation date
- 1917
- 1917
Places
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Amsterdam
- France
- Vlissingen
- Amsterdam
- France
- Netherlands
- Vlissingen
- Niederlande (Hergestellt)
Identifier
- cat52475
- cat52475
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1917
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2013-12-19T08:50:53.267Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-03-09T12:00:23.814Z