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Diversion of the Colorado River and building of cofferdams during the construction of Boulder Dam in the United States.

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.

Date: 1932, November
Duration: 3 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054713
Construction of the Hoover dam on the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada in the United States

In a 1970 television program, host Lee Marvin talks about Hoover Dam in the Black Canyon on the Colorado River, in between Arizona and Nevada in the United States. Historical scenes from construction of the dam in the early 1930s. Crane lifts a number of workers on a raised platform. Worker comes down the mountain with the help of rope. Workers walk across bridge. Dynamite explosion dislodges rock for dam construction. The Hoover dam under construction. Rock blasting in the dam's diversion tunnels. Construction workers eat food in Anderson's Mess hall. Views of workers dining in the mess hall and the kitchen during food preparation. Includes interviews with workers Joe Kine, Tommy Nelson, and Doug Moore who participated in construction. Later aerial views of the Hoover Dam around 1970.

Date: 1933
Duration: 4 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023505
A train passes through mountainous terrain in Gunnison National Park of Colorado.

In final year of passenger operations, a Denver and Rio Grande narrow guage railroad train is seen traveling through Black Canyon in Gunnison National Park, Colorado. Interiors of the train filled with passengers in a holiday mood. Interior of passenger cars is old fashioned. View of ceiling lamps in the car. The train travels along the river and through mountainous terrain. Water springs from a hole in a mountain, creating a waterfall, seen from roof of the train. A river spills over a mountain in a large waterfall. The train crosses a bridge over the river and enters Black Canyon, where it follows the river bed between towering peaks on both sides. The engine of the train belches heavy black smoke as it struggles up a grade crossing a bridge. it continues to follow close to the river. Several fishermen turn to wave at the passengers. Gradually the mountains open wider as the train proceeds on its way.

Date: 1940
Duration: 3 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053163
Involvement and contributions of American soldiers in the history and development of the United States of America

The involvement of the American soldier in the history and growth of the United States from early 1900s until roughly 1938 before World War 2. Scenes of Washington DC and Mount Rainier. Two Confederate and one Union Uniformed veterans of the Civil War walk together in the Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. U.S. Soldiers marching during World War I. U.S Cavalry riding in parade during World War I. Views of cities and towns in which U.S. Army posts were established, in the United States. Army troops and cavalry creating trails and paths, and eventually railroads, in wilderness areas of the United States. View of the Presidio Army Base and the Golden Gate Bridge, California. Subtle references to U.S. Army accomplishments, curbing Mississippi River floods (Corps of Engineers) and conquering Yellow Fever (Army Doctor Walter Reed) with views of: point of view shot from moving railroad train in a Colorado canyon; a side wheeler River boat on the Mississippi River; a sugar cane field in Cuba. View of locks in the Panama Canal. Statue of World War I soldiers

Date: 1938
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028431
Tourists at bank of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona.

Colorado River flows in between hill area in Grand Canyon, Arizona. Tourists at bank of the river. Men walk at rocks. A donkey stands.

Date: 1916
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035686
Concrete foundation work by a cable way and work in progress at the site of Boulder Dam in the United States.

Different procedures in the construction of Boulder Dam on the Colorado River in the United States. Concrete being placed in the lowest level of the dam with a bucket. Men at the site. Work underway at the dam site. Different structures of the foundation of the dam. Motor trucks along a road. Concrete being placed on the entire lower level of the structure from a trestle anchored to the wall of a canyon. Concrete placed in interlocking columns. Transit mixers place the concrete in confined form. Buckets of concrete transported by a cable way. A bucket lowered into the forms. Safety locks of the bucket are unlatched and the concrete is dumped. Men at work in the confined form. Workmen in the skid way go to the top forms. Work underway at the dam. Buckets carrying concrete in a cable way. A part of the dam structure in view.

Date: 1933, June
Duration: 5 min 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054717