Reclamation and the Arid West 1936
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Shows the Colorado River, electric power transmission lines, and a steel plant in operation. A train brings materials, fuel, and workmen to ...all » Shows the Colorado River, electric power transmission lines, and a steel plant in operation. A train brings materials, fuel, and workmen to Boulder City to build Boulder Dam. Close-ups are shown of buckets on cable cars dumping cement into the coffer dam. Includes views of the power lines and towers at the dam site, the switches to control the power, and the completed dam; and the farms, homes, and orchards made possible by power and water from the dam. ARC ID: 11674 Keywords: Irrigation; Military bases; Steel industry and trade; Construction--Dams Dams--Boulder Dam Electrical Engineering; Boulder City (Clark county, Nevada, United States, North and Central America) inhabited place; Colorado River (North and Central America) river; Department of the Interior. Bureau of Reclamation.«