Video Parts (2)
This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
RECLAMATION AND THE ARID WEST Part 1
Description
Shows the Colorado River, electric power transmission lines, and a steel plant in operation. A train brings materials, fuel, and workmen to Boulder City to build Boulder Dam. Close-ups are shown of buckets on cable cars dumping cement into the coffer dam. Includes views of the power lines and towers at the dam site, the switches to control the power, and the completed dam; and the farms, homes, and orchards made possible by power and water from the dam.
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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
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Date
1936-01-01
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TRT
2:33