Traces the development of the Tennessee Valley from its original state through the period when by bad farming the land was ruined to its present highly industrialised condition. The change has been brought about by the Tennessee Valley Authority, a Federal body with the power to build dams on the rivers in seven states. The rivers are now navigable at all seasons, hydro-electric power is available over large areas and there are chemical industries producing fertilisers and other agricultural products. The TVA has made possible these industries and brought huge areas back into production at a much higher level than formally.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
29463
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams - Design and Construction
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tennessee Valley (Tex.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - United States
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Hydroelectric power plants
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Places → Tennessee Valley (Tex.)
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)