Boulder Dam under construction

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CreatorAmerican PathéPublisherAmerican PathéBrowse TopicGovernment and PoliticsLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesSubjectHoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--History.United States. Department of the Interior.DescriptionTitle card: "Boulder Dam rising from River Bed! Greatest project in history 18 months ahead of schedule". An aerial view of Boulder Dam (later renamed "Hoover Dam") under construction with sections of concrete in place. Men ride one of the components upward via a crane. Men climb a side of the rock walls and a vehicle moves across the tip of the structure. A large bucket is raised and it moves over the installation and unloads concrete. Numerous 'terraces' and a view of the partially dammed river and more of the construction site. Note: exact month/day not known.Video Length00:01:18Date Original1933-01-01Date 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]

Geographic

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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Identifier5935Digital FormatMP4File Size106.6 MBDigitizing InstitutionSherman Grinberg Film Library

SR004093_08_01_wm.mp4

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Boulder Dam under construction