The diversion of the Colorado River during the construction of Boulder Dam on the river in the United States. The dam site on the river. Two tunnels seen on one side of the river. A blast at the entrance of one of the tunnels to divert the flow of the river. Two men at the entrance of the tunnel. Trucks unload excavation material to form a temporary dike to control the water flow. The river flowing around the dam site. A bridge is visible. Water flows through a huge diversion tube. Cliffs on both sides. A truck unloads construction material in a cofferdam. Construction equipment in the cofferdam. Cofferdams on the river bed to provide foundation for the dam. Equipment operated at the site. Trucks and as crane at the site. Roads along the canyon walls in view. Men at work at the site. Barriers of the coffer dam in view. Men at the site. Cliffs on both sides. Workmen operate equipment.
A large number of men and women shown returning to work in the United States during the Great Depression. Film aims to boost morale during Depression. A large number of workers enter an electrotype company factory in Cincinnati, Ohio. Men work on various machines as they manufacture advertising mats and cuts for use in newspapers and magazines. Mats and cuts being packed in wooden crates. Men at a furniture plant in Portland, Oregon. Men work on wooden planks as they make furniture for homes. Workers at an electrical and house heating appliances plant weld parts of appliances. Men construct oil burners at a plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In La Salle, Illinois a large number of men and women workers enter a building with a sign "Big Ben Western Clock Company." Men and women manufacture clocks inside the plant.
Henry Ford in the United States. Henry Ford works in a laboratory. Equipment in the background. View of the roof of the laboratory.
A State Fair in the southern United States. A band playing music under a tent on a raised platform. The band includes accordion, violin, and two guitars. Two boys standing on the stage, watch the performers. Men, women and children in the audience, under a big tent, seated on chairs, watch the performance. Four African American men singing and a man playing accordion behind the men. The African American men with the band perform on the platform.
A State Fair in the United States. A group of people waiting under a canopy, during a State Fair. A vehicle arrives in front of the canopy and men and women get in the vehicle. The vehicle going up a ramp. A vehicle passing along the road beside the ramp. The vehicle coming down the ramp. Tents in view beside the ramp. Sign reading: Castle Ehrlich Hirsch Shows.
Test drive of the Ford automobiles in the United States. Field with Ford Motor plant in the background. Automobiles are test driven and circle field at high speed.
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