Three Real Photo Postcards of the Collapse in 1940

[Tacoma Narrows Bridge]

Verlag: Tacoma, 1940

Beschreibung

Three separate views of the historic collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on November 7, 1940. One view is from the east pier during the corkscrewing at 10:45am and another from a similar time, viewed from below. The third shows the collapse into the Sound at 11:08am. Various factors including lack of torsional resistance, flexibility of the structure, "vortex shedding," and high winds contributed to the collapse; "Galloping Gertie" becoming an all-time lesson in physics and bridge construction. 3 RPPC's, 2 filled out on versos, 1 blank. Generally very good or better with minor corner and edge wear. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6069

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Three Real Photo Postcards of the Collapse ...

Verlag: Tacoma

Erscheinungsdatum: 1940