Sightseers and several parked cars are seen on one bank of the Tacoma Narrows. They are watching undulations of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, called "Galloping Gertie" in the State of Washington, United States. Scene shifts to the bridge roadway as vibrations and oscillations increase leading to the total destruction of the the bridge. Pulsating winds blowing through the narrows caused vibrations of the bridge to reach its natural resonance frequency resulting in increased amplitude of oscillations until the structure was destroyed. Leonard Coatsworth, a Tacoma newspaper editor, is seen walking from the bridge near its end after abandoning his car, which is still on the bridge, until it collapses.
Newsreel entitled "Baseball Aces Warm Up Under Southern Skies." Shows Washington Senators at spring training, 1936 in Orlando, Florida. Shot of players bursting through huge paper baseball marked '1936.' Last one is coach and noted "baseball comedian" Nick Altrock. Players do warm up drills as Altrock clowns for the camera. Players toss medicine balls. Players wheel legs in unison.
Nazi propaganda extolling the growth of the Nazi party from 11.55 million in 1933 to 15.7 million in 1936. Remilitarization of Germany in lead up to World War 2. Mobilized German troops enter the demilitarized zone of the Rhineland and, as slate suggests, reoccupy their old garrison there. Triumphant scenes of German soldiers marching into Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, and Cologne, to the enthusiastic cheers of the residents. Hitler and Goering and others in open car as crowds cheer them in Berlin. Hitler on a balcony reviewing a torchlight parade of SA and SS troopers. Brief glimpse of Hermann Goering in civilian clothes. Euphoric crowds greet Hitler on Heroes Memorial Day, March 7, 1936, the same day he ordered German troops into the Rhineland.
Excerpt from film about 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Athletes from different countries carrying flag of their country come on to the field at the opening ceremony of 1936 Berlin Olympics in Germany.
1936 Miss America beauty pageant at the Steel Pier (1000 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Contestants at Miss America pageant walk down a ramp. 1936 Miss America winner Rose Coyle from Philadelphia being crowned. Rose Coyle poses after winning the pageant.
Soviet Russian steamer Soyuz Vodnikov, also spelled SojusVodnikov (later renamed Kreml’ during 1938), returns to the Soviet Union. Shot up and damaged parts are seen on the deck of the motor tanker ship due to a fascist attack. (The ship had been moving supplies from the Soviet Union into Spanish Morocco, and, on November 13, 1936, it was chased and detained by Spanish Civil War Nationalist forces at Ceuta harbor, on suspicion of delivering arms to the Republican loyalists. It was freed on November 17, 1936, after which it went to Terneuzen, Netherlands for repairs, and then on to the Soviet Union.) The ship is seen nearing a Soviet harbor. Soviet officers on board inspect the ship. The crew members are given a warm welcome on their return. The crew arriving on the harbor dock are welcomed with flower bouquets and hailed for their bravery.
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