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.
Leaders from various countries of the world arriving to attend the United Nations Meeting at UN Headquarters in New York City. Leaders step out of their cars and proceed towards the meeting hall. In course of the conference leaders can be seen occupied discussing relevant issues, this during the timeframe of the Suez Crisis. The UN emblem above the bench of speakers.
Officials and visitors seen in audience, during meeting of United Nations Security Council, at Lake Success, New York (During timeframe that large UN General Assembly had been meeting at Flushing Meadows, New York.) Camera men record event from booth above meeting hall. Close up view of camera man operating motion picture camera in recording booth. Andrei Gromyko of the Soviet Union sits next to Polish delegate, Ludwik Rajchman. Press photographers take pictures of people in the audience, including two fashionable women in 1940s fashions including fur coats. Joao Carlos Muniz, of Brazil, is seen with bandages on his face. He chats with Australian delegate, Herbert Vere Evatt. USA delegate, Edward Stettinius is seen, next to Sir Alexander Cadogan of the United Kingdom.
Footballs match between Ohio State and Purdue in Ohio, United States. The Ohio State takes a lead in the beginning. Huge crowd gathered to watch the match. Ohio State wins over Purdue with a score of 27-7.
A film about state parks during the Great Depression in California, United States. A young toddler child seated under a tall Redwood tree at Redwood State Park. A child sits on a man’s lap under a Redwood tree. A sign reads ‘California State Park System STOP READ California Redwood Park’. Trees in an open field. People enter through a gate in the park. A sign reads 'Old lodge Camp'. Civilian Conservation Corps men clear undergrowth. A worker levels wet concrete. They cut and process lumber. CCC men build bridges.
A film about state parks during the Great Depression in California, United States. A car drives down a road in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Trees on either side of the road. Civilian Conservation Corps men cut lumber. A car drives down a road. CCC men make road signs in the park. A mountain with trees in the foreground. CCC men dig culverts and construct roads in the park. Telephone wires being put up. A girl looks out of a hole in the trunk of a tree at Calaveras State Park. Men tie telegraph wire to a pole. CCC men cut lumber.
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