| Hydroelectic Dam Construction at Volga River | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1611 |
| Catalog #: | 502232 | |
| Clip Number: | 502232-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 028-730-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:35:45 - 00:36:27 | |
| Location: | Volga, Russia, Soviet Union | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Dams & Levees LOCATIONS/ASIA: River, Volga LOCATIONS/ASIA: Russia (USSR) | |
| Description: | The mighty Volga Rive is harnessed for one of Russia's largest hydro-electric projects. A fleet of trucks arrive with pyramid concrete blocks. Which are dumped into the swiftly flowing stream to steam the current efficiently to permit the construction of a dam. Each of the pyramids weighs 21 thousand 600 hundred pounds. Within 24 hours the flow is steamed ready for construction of a permanent dam. MCUS - Lorries (trucks) hauling massive pyramid-shaped concrete blocks to Volga River in Russia. MS - Russian woman directing construction traffic on bridge. MCUS - Concrete blocks being dumped into Volga River (building temporary dam). Panning LSs - Stemmed river flow. | |
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