Early period construction of Hoover Dam. Black Canyon shows river in deep valley between cliffs. Man and materials transferred on Catwalk Bridge. Rocks blasted to make ways. Tunnels excavated in mountains by men. Men bore holes in mountain. Man work on steel rods. Trucks loaded with rocks move up the road on mountain. Trucks dump rocks. Tunnels are aligned with concrete after excavation. Men work with equipment. Rocks on top of the cliffs blasted. Men engaged in drilling and handling explosives. Workers transported through cables suspended between cliffs. Men drill holes in Canyon walls. Holes are blasted. Men suspended from cliff-top. River is diverted toward tunnel. River flows into tunnel. Trucks dump rocks. Excavation vehicles used at construction site. Shovel excavator in operation. Dump trucks are driven. Roads carved in mountains to transport men and material. Rock surfaces prepared for the reception of concrete.
Construction of Hoover Dam shows a large tractor crane operating. Crane shovel picks up a scoop of sand and gravel from ground. Cargo train crosses a bridge over river. Equipment processes raw materials. Raw material is dumped into hopper from where material is conveyed into plant over belts. Equipment operates. Washing of gravel and sand. Sand and gravel loaded into rail car for transportation. Train loaded with raw material moves on track. Concrete mixing plant equipped with heavy machines. Railroad cars used to transfer material. Men work with pneumatic pump. High level concrete mixing plant shows an operator besides equipment which controls the proportion of concrete ingredients and maintains graphic control. Man at control deck of plant operates the equipment. Raw materials on conveyor belt are dumped into rotary motor. Materials transferred by electric trains. High capacity dump trucks are used. Buckets loaded with materials are transferred by electric trains. Aerial cable ways used to transfer material.
Construction of Hoover Dam in June 1933. A bucket of concrete is lowered on ground from mountain top. Base of structure is prepared. Vehicles move on road on Canyon (Black Canyon) wall. Buckets of concrete suspended by cables are dumped on ground. Material is offloaded from truck and transferred through cable ways. Concrete buckets transferred from cliffs. Bucket descends and received by men on ground. Men shovel concrete and operate equipment. Workers from Canyon rim are transferred on ground. Concrete bucket lowered on to construction site. Construction in progress. Two intake towers on each side of the Canyon wall. Other structures constructed for dam.
The construction of Boulder Dam, later renamed as the Hoover Dam. Exteriors of Babcock and Wilcox Mill near Boulder Dam construction site, Nevada. Steel sheets manufactured. Technicians and workers work with equipment. Pipe units are made from sheets after shaping the sheets. Worker welds sheets. Man work with equipment during laboratory tests. Men work with huge pipe units. High capacity cranes swinging pipe unit. Giant lathe used to join individual sections of pipe units. Pipe section ready for insulation. Tractor trailer carrying a giant pipe unit on road. Pipe unit on Canyon rim, exactly over the dam site. Pipe unit is maneuvered for loading into the Canyon. Man at control tower of the cable way on cliff. Pipe unit transferred through cable ways. Pipe lowers into the canyon. Pipe units taken into tunnel.
The construction of Boulder Dam, later renamed as the Hoover Dam. Structure of dam erected into canyon. Equipment in tunnels. Giant cranes in operation. Concrete arch-dam in the Black Canyon. Traffic moves on highway over dam. Boat in Colorado River. People sail in boats. Colorado River view. Four intake towers at Hoover Dam. Spillways at Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam power plant to general power. Man points to the map of United States. Electric power setup for the Hoover Dam shows various electric towers, power house and electric lines across desert. Hoover Dam controls water.