| NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Construction of the giant Norris Dam in Tennessee. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5545 |
| Catalog #: | 257910 | |
| Clip Number: | 257910-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 35/62 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Tennessee | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Dams & Levees ENGINEERING: Dams LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Tennessee | |
| Description: | NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Construction of the giant Norris Dam in Tennessee. WS. the Hydroelectric dam under construction which will eventually supply electricity. WS. Men digging at an earth bank. WS. Showing the dam and some of the surrounding buildings. WS. a wire transporting a section of tubing high above the dam. WS. a giant sluice. WS. a section of tubing being lowered into place. WS. the camera being lowered into the bowels of the dam. WS. from inside the dam. WS. a stream of water. WS. sluice. WS. some water that has already managed to get through. WS. water pouring under a sluice gate. WS. the sluice gate closed and water rapidly forming into a mini lake. Dam was part of Roosevelt's WPA program. | |
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