Explosions set off in construction of Hoover Dam in Nevada

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CreatorParamountPublisherParamountBrowse TopicGovernment and PoliticsLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesSubjectHoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--History.United States. Department of the Interior.DescriptionCables hang down on canyon wall above Hoover Dam construction site on Colorado River, tilt down wall to workmen dangling on cables planting explosive charges in canyon wall. Closer view of men dangling on cables. Explosion near diversion tunnel portals near bottom of canyon wall as charge is set off. Shot of cameramen looking down from top of canyon at smoke rising from explosion, tilt up to smoke filling canyon. View from above of series of explosions going off on canyon walls, smoke filling the canyon. Smoke filling the canyon. Note: exact day not knownVideo Length00:01:48Date Original1932-11-01Date Range1930s (1930-1939)TypeMoving ImageOriginal FormatNewsreelsLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionSherman Grinberg Film LibraryCollectionParamount and American Pathé Newsreel Collection Rights StatementThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights of the Sherman Grinberg Film Library. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For commercial uses, please contact the Sherman Grinberg Film Library at [email protected]

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Geographic FeatureHoover DamColorado RiverBlack CanyonBoulder CanyonLake MeadRoadUnited States Highway 93CountyMohave CountyClark CountyStateArizonaNevadaCountryUnited States

AgencyUnited States Department of the InteriorPlaceHoover DamColorado RiverBlack CanyonBoulder CanyonLake MeadUnited States Highway 93

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Identifier2637Digital FormatMP4File Size147.1 MBDigitizing InstitutionSherman Grinberg Film Library

SR001871_01_03_wm.mp4

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Explosions set off in construction of Hoover Dam in Nevada