Shows details of the building of the great structure that dammed the Colorado River forming an extensive lake. Varied activities, incidental to the building of the dam are woven into the story of the film.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311109
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Construction workers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams - Design and Construction
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Colorado River
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water resources development
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-storage
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water resources development
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-storage
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)