Tubby was a crippled, three legged black Cocker Spaniel that was killed when the car he was in fell into Puget Sound during the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse footage was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." This footage is still shown to engineering, physics, and architecture students as a warning.
Tubby crouched in the back seat of Leonard Coatsworth's car on November 7, 1940. When the car stopped because of Galloping Gertie's violent motion, Coatsworth abandoned the car. He tried to return to the car for Tubby, but couldn't. The bridge's motion had become too violent. Coatsworth's colleague, photographer Howard Clifford tried, but failed. Professor Farquharson, a dog lover, decided to try. He managed to reach the car, and opened the door to coax Tubby out. He tried to calm the sick, terrified pooch, but Tubby snapped at the friendly hand, nipping the knuckle. Farquharson gave up and staggered back to safety moments before the bridge collapsed. A photo of Farquharson appeared the next day in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, showing his left index finger wrapped with a bandage. The photo caption read "Token of 'Gratitude.'"
Tubby crouched in the back seat of Leonard Coatsworth's car on November 7, 1940. When the car stopped because of Galloping Gertie's violent motion, Coatsworth abandoned the car. He tried to return to the car for Tubby, but couldn't. The bridge's motion had become too violent. Coatsworth's colleague, photographer Howard Clifford tried, but failed. Professor Farquharson, a dog lover, decided to try. He managed to reach the car, and opened the door to coax Tubby out. He tried to calm the sick, terrified pooch, but Tubby snapped at the friendly hand, nipping the knuckle. Farquharson gave up and staggered back to safety moments before the bridge collapsed. A photo of Farquharson appeared the next day in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, showing his left index finger wrapped with a bandage. The photo caption read "Token of 'Gratitude.'"
Tubby was a crippled, three legged black Cocker Spaniel that was killed when the car he was in fell into Puget Sound during the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse footage was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." This footage is still shown to engineering, physics, and architecture students as a warning.
Tubby crouched in the back seat of Leonard Coatsworth's car on November 7, 1940. When the car stopped because of Galloping Gertie's violent motion, Coatsworth abandoned the car. He tried to return to the car for Tubby, but couldn't. The bridge's motion had become too violent. Coatsworth's colleague, photographer Howard Clifford tried, but failed. Professor Farquharson, a dog lover, decided to try. He managed to reach the car, and opened the door to coax Tubby out. He tried to calm the sick, terrified pooch, but Tubby snapped at the friendly hand, nipping the knuckle. Farquharson gave up and staggered back to safety moments before the bridge collapsed. A photo of Farquharson appeared the next day in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, showing his left index finger wrapped with a bandage. The photo caption read "Token of 'Gratitude.'"
Tubby crouched in the back seat of Leonard Coatsworth's car on November 7, 1940. When the car stopped because of Galloping Gertie's violent motion, Coatsworth abandoned the car. He tried to return to the car for Tubby, but couldn't. The bridge's motion had become too violent. Coatsworth's colleague, photographer Howard Clifford tried, but failed. Professor Farquharson, a dog lover, decided to try. He managed to reach the car, and opened the door to coax Tubby out. He tried to calm the sick, terrified pooch, but Tubby snapped at the friendly hand, nipping the knuckle. Farquharson gave up and staggered back to safety moments before the bridge collapsed. A photo of Farquharson appeared the next day in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, showing his left index finger wrapped with a bandage. The photo caption read "Token of 'Gratitude.'"
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