Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Kuurilan junaonnettomuus


Photo not from the newsreel. An aerial photograph of the Kuurila train disaster on 15 March 1957. Source: http://www.jukkajoutsi.com/aihe21.jpg . From: Wikipedia: Kuurilan junaturma. Public domain.

The Kuurila Train Disaster. FI 1957. PC: Suomi-Filmi. 2'. A beautiful 35 mm print. Viewed at Orion, Helsinki, 25 May 2005. The worst after-war train disaster in Finland on 15 March 1957 with 26 left dead and 48 injured. The newsreel was ready for screening the next day.

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