News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Universal News

Issue

Issue No.

1083

Date Released

2 Dec 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Mr Ernest Bevin at Cardiff
• 2. A Trout Farm in Scotland
• 3. King Becomes Member of the TUC
• 4. First Canadian Airmen Training Under New Empire Scheme Arrive in This Country
• 5. Most Sensational Newsreel Pictures Ever Taken
• 6. With the Navy!
• 7. Post Early for Christmas

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

Six and a half million pounds Tacoma Bridge blown to pieces. Huge structure sways with wind while Universal’s cameraman only just escapes with his life to bring you these pictures.

Keywords

Accidents and disasters; Engineering; Newsreels

Length of story (in feet)

116

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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