1923 Berkeley fire films
September 8th, 2009
Two fascinating archival films of the September 17, 1923 Berkeley fire from the Prelinger Archives.
Two fascinating archival films of the September 17, 1923 Berkeley fire from the Prelinger Archives.
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This is amazing stuff. Some of those people look as if they are looting rather than helping get furniture out of harm’s way! Thanks for putting these up, Mark.
Excellent. And sobering.
My favorite part, in the first film, is the woman who plays the piano a bit and has a big smile on her face. Some people, at some times, are just in the right head-space to cope with this kind of disaster and she seems to be of a mind “Well, we’re here now – and yup, it sucks – but HEY LOOK, A PIANO!”
-t