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Searching_for_bodies,_Galveston_1900.ogv ‎(Ogg Theora video file, length 55 s, 320 × 240 pixels, 596 kbps, file size: 3.88 MB)

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English: From Edison films catalog: This shows the heart of one of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of dead bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken the odor given out could be detected for miles. The subject shows a gang of laborers clearing away the debris in the search for corpses. 50 feet. Originally sold for $7.50.
Français : Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies, film muet en noir et blanc montrant un groupe de travailleurs qui nettoie les débris à la recherche de corps suite aux destructions causées par l' ouragan de Galveston de septembre 1900.
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Source Library of Congress; conversion to .ogg by User:Bastique
Author Edison Manufacturing Co.

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Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 08 September 2011. It was captioned as follows:
English: Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies is a 1900 black and white silent film depicting the destruction caused by the Galveston hurricane on September 8, 1900.
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English: Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies is a 1900 black and white silent film depicting the destruction caused by the Galveston hurricane on September 8, 1900.
Français : Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies, film en noir et blanc montrant un groupe de travailleurs qui nettoie les débris à la recherche de corps suite aux destructions causées par l' ouragan de Galveston de septembre 1900.
Română: Căutând printre ruine pe Broadway, Galveston, după cadavre (Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies) este un film mut alb-negru din 1900, ilustrând distrugerea cauzată de uraganul Galveston pe 8 septembrie 1900.
中文（简体）：Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies是1900年的一部 无声电影，表现了 1900年加尔维斯顿飓风侵袭后的搜救。
中文（繁體）：《在加爾維斯敦寬街上的廢墟裡搜尋遺體》（Searching Ruins on Broadway, Galveston, for Dead Bodies）是一部 1900年的黑白 默片，內容在描述9月8日 颶風加爾維斯敦造成的破壞。

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