News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/97

Date Released

2 Dec 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Marshal of the RAF Sir Cyril Newall
• 2. Post Much Earlier This Christmas
• 3. Trained in Canada
• 4. The King Receives a "Decoration"
• 5. Tacoma Bridge Collapse
• 6. Evans of the Broke Comperes a Shelter Concert
• 7. Tube Snacks
• *South Africa’s Agricultural Show
• *Walking Race in Regents Park
• *Rugby at Oxford

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

Suspension bridge which was only opened a few months previously is caught in a 35 mile an hour wind, which apparently sets up a rhythmic swinging of the bridge which increases with each swing. Finally the suspension cables give way and the bridge plunges into the water below.

Keywords

Weather; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Washington; Tacoma

Length of story (in feet)

117

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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