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John Henry comedy sketch about Sydney Harbour Bridge
Title:
John Henry comedy sketch about Sydney Harbour Bridge
Category:
NFSA ID:
578496
Year:
1932
John Henry: The total length of the bridge is 3,700 feet. The main span is 1650 feet and they've used about 5 million rivets. The bridge has been photographed at least once for every rivet. A remarkable feature of this bridge is that although it's held together by a rivet, it'll have to be kept up by a tax.
'Although the bridge is held together by a rivet, it'll have to be kept up by a tax' - a humorous talk given by comedian John Henry about the Sydney Harbour Bridge opening, circa 1932. Cover image is from Sydney's Harbour Bridge (1933).