STK-ID 58589

Silent footage documenting the early winter freeze-up of the Niagara Falls in January 1938 and the collapse of the Honeymoon Bridge. Shots of cataract reduced to a wall of ice, shots of ice build-up pressing against bridge, of steel beams buckling. Shots of worker breaking ice. AERIAL SHOT of site. Shots of tourist steamers, Maids of the Mist torn from their winter mooring. Several shots of torn structure of fallen bridge.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Niagara Falls bridge collapses
Location
Niagara Falls (Waterfall)
Year
1938
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm fine grain comp b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3