A Picturesque End (1916)

A picturesque end - crowds watch destruction by fire of the frigate ’Franklin’, one of the first ships built for US navy - 1916. Location of events unknown. American ship; the frigate ’Franklin’; is destroyed by fire. Shot of ship front diag. DS deck; with men working; building a big pile of boards. Ship’s bow in flames; with pine tree nearby scorched. Ship burning; side view bow; pan back. People on docks watching the ship burning in BG; with big clouds of smoke filling nearly the whole frame. Finally a great shot of the fire at night; flames a great contrast to the dark sky. Disasters; fires. 402A FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1