Wrecked parts of ships destroyed after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Capsized USS Utah (AG-16) seen off the western side of Ford Island, as filmed from a smaller boat passing along the length of its upturned hull. Wrecked parts of USS Arizona with turrets awash and twisted superstructure, as seen from smaller boats moving beside it. Closeup views of damage to the USS Arizona (BB-39). Mountains, buildings and trees in the background. Navy sailors on smaller boats passing near the damaged ships, including a group of sailors on a ship tender of the USS Arizona, with writing "Ariz" for "Arizona" written on the side.
The beginning of the construction of Boulder Dam (later the Hoover Dam) on the Colorado River in the United States. Rocks on the side of the river. A boat in the river. A map shows the course of the Colorado River through different states of the country. The river causes floods in towns and farming districts of California. The dam site in the Black Canyon, where the river forms a boundary between Nevada and Arizona. A map shows the dam site. Materials at the dam site. Trains bring supplies. Power lines to the dam site. Men assemble materials for construction work. Men at a survey. Workmen come to the dam site in trucks from other states.
Documents the excavation and construction of the Boulder Dam (Later named Hoover Dam). Boat in a river at the Black Canyon. A man points to the map of United States. Water floods in agricultural district. River in a deep valley between cliffs. Map points out Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between Arizona and Nevada. Deserts of South West. Excavating mountains by truck. Cargo train runs on track. Men work in factories. Industrial equipment. Engineers and surveyors at construction site. Small town (Boulder City) built to house employees. Various buildings of town. Building housing the officers of Pacific administration. Traffic on street and gardens outside houses. White cottages in town. Cooks prepare food in kitchen. Men served in large dining hall. Passenger trucks loaded with workers, moves for dam site. Workers leave trucks at dam site.
Narrator, Lewis Nordyke, recalls seeing farm families passing through Dalhart, Texas, on their way West, to escape the dust bowl and start anew in California. Farmers and their families traveling in trucks. They stop and make camp for the night. Two farmers in conversation. Woman feeding a baby. Woman drying clothes. Girl sleeping. Journey starts again, with trucks piled high with belongings driving on roads. A sign marked with 'Arizona Welcomes You' can be seen as they pass through the Inspection office. Entering California, a board marked 'Needles welcome You to California'. Farmers go through inspection process in California.
Large copper reserves in Arizona are mined by Caving System. Exteriors of a copper mine plant at Ray in Arizona, USA. View of the surface pit above the mine.
State highway Globe Arizona Apache Trail in central Arizona. A car moves along a street. Apache Trail highway. A shot of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona is shown. A close up shot of the 'camel's head' follows. Men are shown using forms to make adobe bricks. The bricks are stacked, after drying, in the sun.
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