The Story of Hoover Dam Pt. 1 of 3
Unveiling of plaque to A Modern Engineering Wonder of the United States - One of the seven selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers 1955. Titles.
12:01:36 Completed dam w/ tourists. Traffic across. Man / Department of Interior guide w/ megaphone bull horn speaking to group of tourists.
12:02:50 Graphic showing Colorado river.
12:03:13 Beauty shots of snow, mountains & spring thaw. Muddy churning water. Salton Sea - inland sea. Windmill, drought conditions. Deserted shack. POV shots of river from floating on river.
12:04:36 Capitol - Interior Congress 1928 ?. (sepia) White House - interior Herbert Hoover signing at desk.
12:05:05 Construction crews & surveyors. Mountain blasted. River; tunnels for diversion of river. Tunnel construction. Excavation of rock & dumping. Lining tunnels w/ concrete. Explosion. Highscalers preparing canyon walls - hang from rope drilling holes & loading w/ dynamite.
12:07:23 Diverting Colorado river, 1932 - earth and rock dam - excavations - bedrock. Upstream excavations - train taking sand & gravel to aggregate plant where it is processed & stockpiled. Concrete mixing plant. Aerial cableways carry concrete. Workmen compacting concrete. Men moved in large boxes. Dam after one year construction.
Engineering projects; Taming nature; Corps of Engineers; Boulder Dam;
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The Story of Hoover Dam Pt. 1 of 3 Unveiling of plaque to A Modern Engineering Wonder of the United States - One of the seven selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers 1955. Titles. 12:01:36 Completed dam w/ tourists. Traffic across. Man / Department of Interior guide w/ megaphone bull horn speaking to group of tourists. 12:02:50 Graphic showing Colorado river. 12:03:13 Beauty shots of snow, mountains & spring thaw. Muddy churning water. Salton Sea - inland sea. Windmill, drought conditions. Deserted shack. POV shots of river from floating on river. 12:04:36 Capitol - Interior Congress 1928 ?. (sepia) White House - interior Herbert Hoover signing at desk. 12:05:05 Construction crews & surveyors. Mountain blasted. River; tunnels for diversion of river. Tunnel construction. Excavation of rock & dumping. Lining tunnels w/ concrete. Explosion. Highscalers preparing canyon walls - hang from rope drilling holes & loading w/ dynamite. 12:07:23 Diverting Colorado river, 1932 - earth and rock dam - excavations - bedrock. Upstream excavations - train taking sand & gravel to aggregate plant where it is processed & stockpiled. Concrete mixing plant. Aerial cableways carry concrete. Workmen compacting concrete. Men moved in large boxes. Dam after one year construction. Engineering projects; Taming nature; Corps of Engineers; Boulder Dam;