BOULDER DAM Part 1

Description

Reel 1 shows the Colorado River, the site of Boulder Dam, and views of Boulder City, including the Bureau of Reclamation offices, stores, workmen's homes, dormitories, and mess hall. Bulldozers break earth for the dam. Trains bring in workmen and supplies. Trucks transport workmen from Boulder City to the dam site. Men operate power shovels, trucks, and drills and use blasting powder in the boring of diversion tunnels. Reel 2, drainage tunnels are lined with concrete, a dike is erected, and coffer dams are built. Excavated sand and gravel are dumped into hoppers, are screened, carried on conveyor belts, and loaded on railway cars. Reel 3, bulk cement is unloaded and is conveyed to a mixing plant. Concrete is carried by truck and flatcar and is poured into forms. Shows close-ups of intake towers and spillways. Reel 4, steel pipes and joints are constructed in a fabrication plant and transported to the dam site by tractor trailer. Reel 5, pipe sections are lowered into place by cables. Concrete is poured into forms. President Roosevelt dedicates the completed dam.

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