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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)

Title
Boulder Dam (Parts III and IV)
Year
1931
Abstract
Shows the beginning of construction on the Hoover Dam (later called Boulder Dam) project in southern Nevada. With excellent footage of Boulder City, the model housing community built to provide residences for project workers.
Notes
Produced: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in collaboration with Six Companies, Inc. and The Babcock & Wilcox Company
Sponsor: U.S. Department of the Interior
Run Time: 24:01
Audio/Visual: Si, B&W
Keyword
Infrastructure: Dams;Boulder Dam;Nevada;Boulder Dam;Nevada
Theme
Dam it
Review
I gave Part I one star and I'm giving the rest five stars. An ambitious and fantastic undertaking caught on film! Stuff you have never seen before. Not some Hollywood special effect but the real deal.
(Reviewer: Steve Nordby)
Location
A/V room, 2/F