Video Parts (9 across 3 reels)
This clip is Reel 2, Part 1 of a 9-part film. Watch from the beginning
THE RIVER Reel 2 · Part 1
Description
On the cause and effects of floods and waste lands drained by the Mississippi River. Reel 1 traces the growing of the river from its sources to the Gulf of Mexico. Shows construction of levees, cotton picking, river shipping, and lumbering activities. Reel 2 consists mostly of various scenes of the river during the 1937 flood. Includes shots of cotton being loaded on ships. Reel 3 shows flood damage and activities in a Southern home which reflect poverty. Shows construction of Norris Dam and Wheeler Dam and activities of the CCC, FSA, and the Forest Service in restoring the Tennessee Valley.
Read moreCollection
Records of the Farmers Home Administration
Series
NARA ID
Subscribe
Local ID
Subscribe
Date
1936–1937
File
Subscribe
TRT
3:23