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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)

Title
Bridging San Francisco Bay
Year
1937
Abstract
Building the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Notes
Produced: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: U.S. Steel Co.
Run Time: 16:42
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keyword
Infrastructure: Bridges;San Francisco: Infrastructure;Occupations: Ironworkers;San Francisco: Infrastructure;Occupations: Ironworkers
Theme
Bridging San Francisco Bay
Review
This film documents in detail the building of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge. If you love bridges and are fascinated with how they are built, you will probably enjoy this film. If you don't, then you'll probably find it rather dull. There are some mildly interesting scenes of construction workers climbing all over the place without any safety provisions, and U.S. Steel, who sponsored the film, puts in a plug for its products whenever they are used on the bridge. But mostly, this is pretty ordinary.
(Reviewer: Christine Hennig)
Location
A/V room, 2/F