Universal Newsreels
Universal Newsreels
Clip: 489367_1_1
Year Shot: 1929
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1768
Original Film: 001-065-0
HD: N/A
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Timecode: -
TITLE: "Open Great $6,000,000 Cooper River Bridge. 50,000 attend ceremonies linking New England with the South" Overexposed shots of crowd. Mayor Stoney speaks, nd the Governor Richards. Then good CU of Senator Cole Blease speaking. TITLE: "Col. James Armstrong cuts the ribbon and declares bridge open to all." Shot of ribbon cutting. TITLE: "A gorgeous pageant of floats is part of the ceremony." Wide shot of floats crossing bridge. TITLE: "The structure is higher than the Brooklyn Bridge and is the fitth highest span in the world." OVerexposed shot of bridge with traffic. Shot of bridge from underneath.