Product Details

• Producers: Handy (Jam) Organization
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Quality Information Publishers Inc.
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000T9PP4I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,249 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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This compilation features films about the marvels and, sometimes, disasters of bridge building and engineering. From the notorious Tacoma Bridge collapse to the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, these films explore the wonders and beauty of bridges. Table Of Contents: (1) Tacoma Fire Dept: Tacoma Bridge (1940s) - This film includes very rare footage of the Tacoma Bridge collapse in 1940. The bridge shakes and bends until this civil engineering design disaster crumbles to the ground. This film is silent - 4 Minutes (2) San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge Groundbreaking (1932) - President Herbert Hoover gives a speech at the groundbreaking of the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge construction. This film is silent - 7 Minutes (3) Golden Gate Bridge Opening (1936) - Automobiles race across The Golden Gate Bridge on opening day of the famous bridge in San Francisco. This film is silent - 4 Minutes (4) Bridging San Francisco Bay (1937) - US Steel produced this wonderful film about the construction of the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Suspension Bridge - 17 Minutes (5) Amateur film: Golden Gate Bridge (1939) - This silent amateur footage includes a brief glimpse of the new Golden Gate Bridge during the San Francisco Worlds Fair Exposition. The film includes scenes from all the Bay City - 10 Minutes (6) Bridge for the Yaque (1950s) - This film explores bridge building by US Steel in the Dominican Republic. Aspects of bridge engineering and design are discussed as this film presents the importance of bridges to society - 14 Minutes

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, January 7, 2010

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This review is from: Classic Famous Bridge Films DVD: 1930 - 1950s Golden Gate Suspension Bridge, Bridge Collapse Disaster, & Bridge Construction, Design And Engineering History Pictures Films (DVD)

I bought this as a gift and can't wait to see it myself. My step-dad loves the history-brought back many memories for him. GREAT!!