Construction of the Hoover Dam in the United States. Civil engineers at the dam site. Views of dam site, and reclamation engineers rush towards the dam site for investigation. Engineers remove rock by placing dynamite. The construction underway. Explosions rise. Views of four diversion tunnels, two on each side (the Nevada side and Arizona side). Front end loader remove dirt and load onto dump truck. Engineers wok in the tunnel. Engineers climb rope suspended from the canyon wall. In November 1932, the Colorado river is diverted. Trucks carry construction material and engineers at work during construction of the dam. Clip is from a production narrated in 1962.
Rocky mountains in the United States. Riders and pack horses move on steep trail. Train passes through topographic model of Royal Gorge and surrounding mountains. Animation map depicts the places like Royal Gorge of Arkansas river Leadville,Pikes Peak,Garden of the Gods,Foothills,Denver,Colorado Springs and Canyon City. Track suspended from canyon sides. Train moves under a tunnel. Smoke comes from a chimney. View of huge rocks. Mountains in the background.
Japanese submarines are sunk under Operation Road's End in the Pacific Ocean after World War II. Aerial views of a Japanese submarine underway on the surface of water. A torpedo strikes the Japanese submarine and an explosion occurs. Columns of white spray and smoke rise up. The submarine sinks and leaves behind a large oil slick on the water surface.
The S.S. Bear after foundering as seen from the beach at Sugar Loaf Rock. Pan of wrecked ship shows some offloading efforts underway in heavy surf. Survivors on the beach with scattered belongings.
Shows the Pulaski County Courthouse (PPXG+56 Little Rock, Arkansas, USA) in Little Rock, Arkansas. Two African American men exiting the court are questioned by a reporter. The man speaks on the rights of the African Americans during the civil rights movement. He adds that there should be equality in justice and a mass education program is needed in society.
View of the Folger Library on Capitol Hill and Library of Congress Annex buildings (101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA). Cars ford Rock Creek in Rock Creek Park. Picnics in Rock Creek Park. Children on stream bank and on swings at Rock Creek Park Picnic tables at Hains Point. Golf course at Hains Point. Cars parked in parking Hains Point lots. Men fish from the bank of the Potomac River.
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