| Construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7549 |
| Catalog #: | 491684 | |
| Clip Number: | 491684-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 62 N | |
| Timecode: | 01:48:19 - 01:49:26 | |
| Location: | Boulder, CO, USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Dams & Levees ENGINEERING: Misc LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Colorado OCCUPATIONS: Laborers | |
| Description: | French title reads: "Boulder Dam, Colorado. La construction d'un barrage qui sera le plus grand du monde." "the construction of a dam which will be the biggest in the world" Boulder Dam, Colorado, United States of America (USA). Great shots of the construction of Boulder Dam (later re-named Hoover Dam) in Colorado, 1933. High angle shots of the molds for rows and columns of concrete blocks. Ground level shots. MS pan down with very large bucket which is lowered by crane and drops its load of mud (?) Workers with shovels in this mud. LS suspended workers chip away at the rock wall. Zoom in on men rapelling down the cliff in a kinda daredevil manner - -wow! High angle GV looking through canyon as a great series of explosions happens on either side - -these rumbling explosions keep going on and on, filling the canyon with billowing dark smoke. | |
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