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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
People at a club dancing to band music and men at a construction site in Washington DC, United States.

People in Washington DC, United States. A man playing a guitar during a performance in a club. View of people dancing in the club. Fashions and hippie hair styles seen are 1970's typical of the time. A band performing on a stage and people at a dance floor. The members of the band singing and playing instruments. Several views of the band performing. 'Montage' written on the backdrop of the stage. A man holding a bunch of balloons on a path. Neck ties displayed for sale on a stand on a sidewalk, with a shop advertising Water Beds in the background. Various views of young adult people in 1970s fashions and long hair hippie styles. People walking past the tie stand. A man and a woman seated on the sidewalk talking. People at a park. A woman smoking a cigarette. A few people seated on a grassy ground. A girl reading a book. Office workers in a public park enjoying nice weather and a lunch break. A man lying down with his face covered with a newspaper. People seated at tables at an open restaurant. Beer in a glass and wine served in wine glasses. People eating food and drinking wine at the restaurant. A group of construction workers wearing hard hat helmets standing on a federal or office building under construction. A worker wheeling a cart loaded with construction material. Construction material walls being lifted on cranes on to the building. A man with welding equipment performs welding on the building. View of the Benjamin Banneker Overlook Park fountain at L'Enfant Plaza. Office workers, pedestrians, and two children walk beside the running fountain. People seated on the steps and surrounding area in the park. Two girls walking on a path beside the steps leading down to the fountain. View again of the band musicians playing in the club and people applauding the musicians at the end of the performance. Overall, the footage is like an early music video.

Date: 1972
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066421
Interstate Highways in United States; Recreation and RV vacations in the 1970s; Grand Ole Opry House

An RV motor home tows a vehicle with bikes loaded onto it. Nettles Island, Florida. Children play on swings and play area, and enjoy horseback riding. Children on a water slide. Signs of campgrounds for motor homes and recreation vehicles. A woman sings and plays a guitar in a bus as it moves on a highway. The bus driver steering. A gasoline tanker truck and cars on a highway. RV camper arrives at Ryman Auditorium, at 116 5th Avenue North, in Nashville, Tennessee, home of the Grand Ole Opry House. Woman exits the RV camper and walks into the building. A sign outside reads "WSM Grand Ole Opry." People lined up outside the building to get tickets or tour. An African American man walks by the people in line on the sidewalk.

Date: 1974
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048715
Commercial development and travel in the 1970s along Interstate Highways in United States.

Aerial view of an intricate set of flyovers on a modern highway network. as cars move on the highways. Traffic on an Interstate highway and developments along the highway. A sign reads ' Treasure Island'. Signs are seen for hotels and motels like Holiday Inn, Marriott, restaurant, and for car rentals Avis and Hertz.

Date: 1975
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675048725
Newspaper printing process in the early 1970s for The Detroit News. Shows early use of computers in newspaper production.

Overview of steps in the writing, production, packaging, and delivery of the daily Detroit News newspaper, in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Reporters and writers in a newspaper press room work on early Cathode Ray Terminals or CRT computers. A reporter writes and edits a story on a cathode ray terminal computer. The completed copy is sent at the speed of light through a computer to an automated composing room. The electronic signals are being converted into coded tapes. The hole punched tapes are seen being printed by machines and then the tapes are fed into an automated type setting machine. A man at the newspaper printing press lifts prepared typeset from a tray. A stereotype man makes a final cardboard mat of each completed page proof, which is seen being pressed through a large roller and then fed into a press plate machine for final casting. 60 tons of lead is used to stamp out the cylindrical press plates. Close up view of the cylindrical press plates being fed through machines. Men in the press room collect the final plates that are transported to them on a moving conveyor belt system. A man oils and inks the plates and loads them into a machine where they are ready to roll. View of the newspaper printing underway. Close up view of newspaper printing press operating at high speed with newspapers rolling. View of giant paper rolls being moved into position on a conveyor system providing raw paper for the newspaper, used at a rate of 500 tons per day. The press men read the news and relax, as the paper continues to roll through the presses on a non stop computerized control track. Final stacking of newspapers is performed by machines, making them ready for delivery. The newspaper is ready and is on the way to be delivered to the citizens. The news papers are loaded into a shipment van bearing a sign that reads "The Detroit News."

Date: 1974
Duration: 4 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021551
Landmark monuments of Washington DC and views inside National Gallery of Art in mid 1970s

Film 'Visions' shows the American people and events in United States. View of U.S. Capitol building, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial Statue in Washington DC. Couple passes by, with Jefferson Memorial in the background. View of the National Gallery of Art. People take a look at the painting and statues inside the museum. An artist paints a replica of one of the paintings. Tourists listen to audio recording, that describes painting's history. Tour guide along with a group of tourists. Painting of Diego Velázquez. Tour guides speak to visitors in different languages. Painting of Jan Vermeer.

Date: 1975
Duration: 6 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022747