| SPANNING THE VOLGA The power of the Volga River is harnessed to the Stalingrad Hydroelectric Station. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 8673 |
| Catalog #: | 47111 | |
| Clip Number: | 47111-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 3155 C | |
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| Location: | Stalingrad, Russia | |
| Year Shot: | 1958 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Dams & Levees LOCATIONS/ASIA: Russia (USSR), Stalingrad (Volgograd) | |
| Description: | SPANNING THE VOLGA The power of the Volga River is harnessed to the Stalingrad Hydroelectric Station. Stalingrad (now known as Volgograd) on the Volga River, Russia. GV Large reservoir on the Volga, pan to GV of the Dam and hydroelectric project under construction. Various shots, work in progress on the Dam. Various shots at night of lorries dropping slabs of concrete into the Volga, as foundation for the dam. GV Dam foundation, made up of concrete blocks. CU Two engineers. CU Lorries arriving at the site and dropping concrete into the river. (Day shots). MS Crowd of spectators with cut-in of concrete slab falling into the water. Panning shot, aerial view of the dam. | |
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