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Golden Gate Bridge construction disaster...
Golden Gate Bridge construction disaster...
Item # 704917
February 18, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE--EXTRA, Feb. 18, 1937
* Gold Gate Bridge disaster
* Construction workers fall
The front page has a great & very dramatic banner headline above the masthead: "TEN DIE ON GATE SPAN" with a nice subhead: "Bridge Scaffolding Falls, Tears Net and Plunges 12 Into Sea" with more.
The front page also has a large photo labeled where it began to rip and where it gave way, as well as showing insets of 3 men falling.
The very graphic coverage on the next four pages is quite dramatic as well.
Present are pages 1-12, which may be all that were printed with this "Extra" edition. In very nice, clean condition. A very displayable issue.
AI notes: During the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, completed in 1937, 11 workers lost their lives, with the worst accident occurring on February 17, 1937, when a scaffold platform collapsed, killing 10 men who fell into the water after the platform broke through the safety net. Despite this tragedy, the project was considered remarkably safe for its time, thanks to innovative safety measures like the use of a large safety net, which saved 19 workers—dubbed the "Halfway to Hell Club." The bridge was completed ahead of schedule and under budget, becoming an engineering icon and a milestone in worker safety standards.
Category: The 20th Century
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