THE TVA AT WORK Part 1

Description

Reel 1 shows rain storms and flooded streams, the flooded Tennessee River valley, Norris Dam and Wilson Dam, and a panorama of eroded land. Phosphate fertilizer is made in an electric furnace at Muscle Shoals, is bagged, and is shipped to the farmer. Contrasts productivity of fertilized and non-fertilized land. Reel 2 shows crops and cattle on a farm, a delegation of farmers conferring with a county agent, the power house at Wilson Dam, electric power lines and towers, a reservoir, and a close-up of an electric light burning. A farmer installs an electric stove in his home.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior

Series

Motion Picture Film Documentation of the Diverse Activities of the Department of the Interior