Oath taking ceremony of Stanley Woodward for the U.S. ambassador to Canada in the United States. Stanley Woodward takes oath and is greeted by another official and his wife. Photographers take photos and cameramen record the event.
USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) make preparation for operations in the United States during the Vietnam War. General Bruce K. Holloway, Commander-in-Chief of the SAC, comes out from a building of 'Young Tiger Operations' and gets into a car for his annual visit. The General inspects the equipment. Tankers and fuel mechanized tank drive on a road. An officer enters into the van, and operates the remote control and monitoring instruments. Recovery team works on an aircraft. USAF aircraft take off. The pilot and copilot in the cockpit, operate the control panel. Views of the aircraft in flight, enroute to Vietnam.
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.
Construction of Hoover Dam in the United States. Construction equipment work on the construction site. A train transports raw material. Construction material including sand and gravel transfered on conveyor belt. Sand and gravel mixed with cement to concrete the dam structure. Concrete transfered via cables. Views of the construction site as the dam takes shape. Engineers shovel the mud. Views of U-shaped power plant, support buildings and intake towers. Views of the dam showing its architecture.
Various dams on Colorado River in the United States, primarily serving California. Parker Dam is at a point 155 miles (250 km) downstream of Hoover Dam. View of the dam. Power plant of the Parker Dam. Canal that provides industrial supplies. Views of Parker Dam, Imperial Dam, Palo Verde Diversion Dam, Hoover Dam and Morelos Dam showing their canals system. Views of the Colorado River.
Hoover Dam in the United States. Farmers grow crops by Hoover Dam water. A man plucks fruits from a tree. A man drives a tractor loaded with cartons. Farm machinery transport food product at factory and then transfered on conveyor. Views of the Hoover Dam. Engineers at dam site.
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