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Ice-Cold Grips US Smashes Niagara Bridge

Date released

31 Jan 1938

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

723

NoS ID

035724

Story no

1 / 8

Extras

1 shot list

Blizzard grips country from coast to coast, freezing Hudson River and Niagara Falls.

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The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Niagara ice-jam, further havoc

Date released

14 Feb 1938

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

454

NoS ID

008509

Story no

5 / 10

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Niagara Ice Jam. SHOTLIST: While the ice piles up behind the fallen Niagara bridge with the threat of a disastrous jam to to burst or melt into floods, havoc is being made on the river...

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New Niagara Bridge

Date released

20 Mar 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/23

NoS ID

098659

Story no

7 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

A new bridge to be named the Rainbow Bridge will span the Niagara Falls. It will stretch 1455 feet across the river and support a 960 ft arch.

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Niagara Rescue

Date released

11 Sep 1952

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1214A

NoS ID

018049

Story no

5 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Niagara Rescue. DESCRIPTION: A party of police and firemen from Canada and United States recently rescued a man from the Horseshoe Falls in the Niagara River. SHOTLIST: GV Horseshoe...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Frozen Rivers Break-Up

Date released

23 Feb 1948

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

977

NoS ID

014959

Story no

9 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Frozen Rivers Begin to Break Up. DESCRIPTION: Rivers in the north of America had been frozen solid and there were fears of the damage the ice would cause. Fortunately the thaw came...

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Reports: Niagara frozen stiff

Date released

18 Mar 1937

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

406A

NoS ID

007436

Story no

4 / 14

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Niagara Frozen Stiff. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot of the frozen river and close shots of the ice blocks. The falls are still pouring a little water through. Shots of the ice under the bridge.

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The Front Page: Niagara Bridge collapses

Date released

7 Feb 1938

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

453

NoS ID

008480

Story no

1 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Niagara Falls Bridge Collapses Under Pressure of Ice. SHOTLIST: The dramatic twenty-four hour conflict of ice against steel reaches the climax just after 4 o’clock in the afternoon,...

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Review of the Year: Niagara Falls

Date released

29 Dec 1938

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

38/104

NoS ID

096672

Story no

3 / 32

Extras

1 film clip

Ice blocks river.

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Roving Camera Reports: Niagara Frozen and Ohio River Ice Break-Up

Date released

23 Feb 1948

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1475

NoS ID

066627

Story no

5 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

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News Items from America

Date released

6 Sep 1951

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1161A

NoS ID

017348

Story no

3 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mr Macfadden Leaps. DESCRIPTION: Unable to get permission to parachute into the Niagara Falls Rapids, Mr MacFadden, who is 83, boarded a plane for a leap into the more friendly waters...

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