| NEWS IN A NUTSHELL San Francisco Bay Bridge under construction. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5544 |
| Catalog #: | 53193 | |
| Clip Number: | 53193-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 35/58 | |
| Timecode: | 01:29:51 - 01:30:42 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Bridges ENGINEERING: Bridges, Suspension LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, San Francisco | |
| Description: | NEWS IN A NUTSHELL San Francisco Bay Bridge under construction. WS. the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, which bridges the largest body of water ever spanned, at a cost of 77 million dollars, under construction. WS. riggers working on the bridge high above the San Francisco Bay. WS. steel cables being wound out to support the bridge. WS. huge spools for the wire over 70,000 miles will be needed. WS. a pulley WS. a man operating one of the drums. WS. as another cable is spun out. WS. a drum turning. MS. pulley stretching out the wire. LS. traveling along the wire. WS. Bridge support. LS. the pulley returning to the drum. WS. the bridge under construction. Various shots of Sydney Harbour Bridge which holds the record for longest bridge until the Bay Bridge is finished. | |
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