| Giant Dam Project; New Dam For Columbia River | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1754 |
| Catalog #: | 426099 | |
| Clip Number: | 426099-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-090-01 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | British Columbia, Canada | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Dams & Levees CONSTRUCTION: Equipment CONSTRUCTION: Excavation CONSTRUCTION: Labor, Manual ENVIRONMENT: Water GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Rivers & Streams LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Canada, British Columbia | |
| Description: | NO AUDIO A gigantic triple-sided project along the U.S. - Canadian border is building three dams for control of the powerful Columbia River and the harnessing of its power. The project will prevent the destructive floods of the past in this area. This is either the Mica Dam, Revelstoke Dam or the Keemleyside Dam. These dams ensured the optimum conditions for producing hydroelectricity along the Columbia River downstream in the US and for flood control along the entire river. At this time the construction of the dam, was one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world. (Mica Dam) Establishing shot - Aerial shot of the Columbia River and a dam under construction. CU - A large earth mover moves rock and dirt from the river bed that was once covered with water. MS - An engineer giving hand directions to the driver in the large earth mover. MLS - The earth mover takes the dirt and rock that it has in its bucket and dumps it into a barge. MS - The barge filled with dirt and rock moving its cargo down the river. MS - Man welding a metal scaffold. MS - Back of a man wearing a hard hat watching the workers. High Angle Shot - The dam under construction, large crane off to the right. CU - Crane operator unloading a bucket full of dirt. Evening shot - Men hosing down cement. High Angle Shot - Evening shot of the men working around the clock to reach their completion date on the construction of the dam. Aerial Shot - Dam construction, large trucks and cranes. | |
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