The Camera Shop was founded by my father, Barney Elliott, and his friend Harbine Monroe in 1937. In 1940 Barney and Harbine got the word from one of the bridge engineers the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was about to collapse. They were freelance newsreelman and had been documenting the bridge building to this point.  They took their Bell & Howell 16mm camera out in the wind and weather to the "Galloping Gertie", Narrows Bridge and filmed the bridge galloping in the wind from several angles and then the disasterous collapse as the winds reached about 45mph.  The film has been used in several scientific documentaries, research projects and even commercials.  It was one of the first 16mm films raised to 35mm for use in newsreels to be played in movie houses. It has received numerous awards over the years and several of the documentaries it has been used in have received international acclaim.  All over the world engineers, physicists, teachers and students have used the film in numerous projects to study and explain the power and effect of resonance and vibration. Several companies have incorporated the film as a demonstration of the power of natural forces, poor planning, poor engineering and the dramatic effects that results.  This is the original film of the collaspe and all rights are reserved and owned by Ed Elliott.