Reclamation and the arid west /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Washington, D.C. : United States. Department of the Interior, 1936.
Subjects:	Energy development > Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Energy development > West (U.S.) Reclamation of land > West (U.S.) Énergie > Développement > Colorado (Col.-Mexique : Fleuve) Energy development Reclamation of land North America > Colorado River West United States Documentaries and Factual Films Streaming videos. documentary film. Documentary films Documentary films. Documentaires.
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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed April 08, 2016).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (5 min.)
Playing Time:	00:04:56