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Arrangements in Boulder City for workmen during the construction of Boulder Dam over the Colorado River in the United States.
Boulder City at the time of the construction of Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) on the Colorado River in the United States. A desert area with mountains in view. Houses and buildings in Boulder City. A park with many trees. A walkway in a park. A building at a distance. The Office of the Bureau of Reclamation. A lawn around the building. A stores building. A vehicle near the building. Arcades in front of houses provide protection from the sun. Workmen's houses and buildings in clusters. Dormitories for single workmen. Two men at work in a workmen's mess. Several workmen seated at tables in a mess hall. Passenger motor trucks in front of the workmen's houses. The workmen get into the trucks. The trucks drive on a path. The workmen get down from the trucks at the dam site.
The construction of Boulder Dam under way and rocks blasted in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River in the United States.
Boulder Dam under construction over the Colorado River in the United States. The Colorado River and work under way in the Black Canyon. Rocks on both sides of the river. Men in a boat bring supplies to the site. The site of work. Men cross the river on a bridge. Rocks of the canyon being blasted for providing foothold for roads and rail lines to the dam site.
Boring of diversion tunnels during the construction of Boulder Dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River in the U.S.
Diversion tunnels made for the construction of Boulder Dam on the Colorado River in the United States. The dam site in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Rocks on either side of the river. A bridge on the river. A small tunnel on one side of the river. Several workmen at the mouth of the tunnel. Men operate drilling jumbos mounted on a motor truck. A man on a ladder. Workmen drill holes into rocks with drifter drills. Equipment for drilling. Trucks and power shovels in a bore to remove shattered material. A truck comes out of the tunnel. Workmen watch the truck. Trucks move in a line on a road along the canyon walls. The trucks dispose off wastes in gulches. Men at work in the tunnel. A man operates a concrete machine. A gantry crane is operated by workmen to lay lining of concrete on sidewalls of the tunnel. Men near movable steel forms. A man operates a machine.
Rocks blasted and workmen over cliffs during the construction of Boulder Dam on the Colorado River in the United States.
Work men at work during the construction of Boulder Dam over the Colorado River in the United States. Rocks blasted in the Black Canyon for the end support of the dam. The work site of the dam. Men at the site. An aerial cable way carries workmen. Men in the cable way taken to their positions on cliffs. A man on a cliff prepares ropes. The workmen descend the cliffs with the help of the ropes.
Cylindrical gates of intake towers and two spill ways at Boulder Dam in the United States.
Different parts of Boulder Dam in the United States. Four cylindrical gates of the intake towers which function as inlets to supply water to turbines and outlet works. Cliffs on either side of the dam in view. Two spill ways, each one equipped with four drum gates. The path on the bridge on the dam visible.
Provisions of monthly income to needy and old age benefits to workers under the Social Security Act,1935 in the United States.
Provisions of the Social Security Act, 1935 in the United States. The Capitol of the United States, in Washington, DC. Scenes of Americans suffering during the Great Depression. Industrial plants closing putting people out of work. Unemployed, disabled and needy Americans lined up for a meal at the Missionary Soup Kitchen. A volunteer distribute soup to men inside a private charity soup kitchen. A man pours soup to a bowl. The Social Security Act,1935 its provisions provide immediate aid to the needy, aged, blind and dependent children. A diagrammatic presentation depicts: the procedure by which the jobless and needy will receive monthly income through cooperation of the Federal and the State Governments. A postman hands over monthly income to a blind man and a dependent child at their house. A dependent child opens envelope. Other provision of the act is the Old Age Benefits. A diagrammatic presentation depicts: the procedure by which the worker will receive benefits at the age of 65 years. To apply for a Social Security Account Number, one must fill out an application and deposit it at any labor organization or post office. Animation shows how one fills out an application. At a post office, officers assist a man in filling out his application. Workers receiving their social security cards from their employers: a soda jerk at a soda fountain receives his social security card and shows it. A man and a woman show theirs. A boss gives a factory worker his new social security card, along with his pay envelope. A man working at a bench receives his from his employer. A projectionist in a movie theater projection booth receives his card from his employer. Several of the cards is shown. An older retired man and woman are shown relaxing at home by their fireplace.