The Peril Of The Drought (1921)

Item title reads - The peril of the drought. Burning crops and stacks menace our winter food supplies. The Countryside. M/S of fields on fire, smoke billows out and firemen work to put it out. M/S of a fire truck in front of the field which is obliterated by smoke. M/S of firemen turning their hoses on several burning haystacks. The camera pans across to show more on fire. M/S as firemen try to put them out. 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 (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the Br