| DIVERSION OF MISSOURI RIVER Missouri River dynamited | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 8044 |
| Catalog #: | 46987 | |
| Clip Number: | 46987-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 2135 H | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Year Shot: | 1949 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Canals & Locks CONSTRUCTION: Misc. ENGINEERING: Canals & Locks | |
| Description: | DIVERSION OF MISSOURI RIVER - RIVER BLAST - MISSOURI RIVER DIVERTED TO ELIMINATE CURVES Missouri River dynamited at Liberty Bend, Kansas City, to eliminate curves. Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America Aerial shot of the Missouri River. M/S pan from men watching to where river is dammed up at Liberty Bend. C/U of fuse being put in. L/S of spectators on hill where US flags are flying. C/U of man pressing fuse to blow the final plug. M/S of the explosion; water spurts into the air. Pan down again as water surges through. L/S of the river flowing in its new channel. L/S of water flowing under new bridge. | |
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