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Stillman Fires Collection; Tacoma Fire DepartmentTacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse (Standard 4:3) (1940)

In November, 1940, the newly completed Tacoma Narrows Bridge, opened barely four months before, swayed and collapsed in a 42 mile-per-hour wind. There were no casualties except a dog trapped in a car stranded on the bridge. A rescue was attempted (by the man with the pipe), but the frightened animal would not leave the car.

The site was declared a National Historic Landmark to discourage relic seekers and salvage operations.

The whole films can be found at: http://www.archive.org/details/Pa2096Tacoma


This movie is part of the collection: Stock Footage

Producer: Stillman Fires Collection; Tacoma Fire Department
Audio/Visual: silent, black and white
Keywords: stock footage; standard 4:3; historic; 1940; bridges; Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse; disaster

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan - - December 1, 2008
Subject: Silence is Golden
Way better than The Betty Hutton Show.

Reviewer: electricmic - - December 1, 2008
Subject: Silent
No sound on this version.