Home Movie: 005554 (silent)

Description: Description: Content advisory: Shows a catastrophe occuring in real time that resulted in loss of life. Documentation of the Baldwin Hills Flood of 1963, with original photography of response crews, response efforts, and aftermath as well as sequences filmed off television that had been created by professional news crews. The flood was caused by a structural failure at the Baldwin Hills Reservoir, and resulting in the devastation of the surrounding neighborhood. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Hills_Dam_disaster (accessed October 26, 2024). Can notes: "Baldwin Hills Flood / 1963" Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1960s, Natural disasters, Infrastructure, Cities Tags: motorcycle police; emergencies; response personnel; incident command structure; police officers using radios; dam failure; flooding; flood waters; water pouring down hillside; homes hit by flood waters; NBC News broadcast of flood filmed off television; filmed off TV; dam failures; mudslides; catastrophes; helicopters; disaster recovery; high angle views of flood damage; destroyed homes; rubble; damaged cars; destruction; debris; Baldwin Hills Reservoir; Baldwin Hills Dam; crushed cars; mud floes; aftermaths; Film Sponsor: Creator: Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0653, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: 1963 Release Date: Geographical Location: USA; California; Los Angeles, California Genre/Form: home movie Language: Rights: Film Format: 8mm film Element: reversal, original Color: color Color Process: Kodachrome II Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: circle triangle Frame Rate: 16 fps Length (feet): 168

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