It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the great depression and was dedicated on september 30, 1935, by president franklin d. Boulder theatre in boulder city, nv cinema treasures. The boulder city guest lodge is part of a national register of historic places district. See how the colorado river flowed before, and after, the construction of.
The short film boulder dam is available for free download at the internet archive. It was meant to supply power to nevada, but the boulder dam, later called the hoover dam, spanned the border from arizona to nevada. Its a relic of the hoover dam s construction at that time the largest public works project in u. Pressing against the barrier of concrete and steel are 20,000,000. Learning packet download our learning packet for use in the classroom. Tsvetelina stefanova, the new executive director of the dam short film festival, poses for a portrait in the boulder dam hotel on friday, feb. Boulder dam hoover nevada vintage postcard 1948 ebay. In this romantic crime drama, a young detroit criminal flees into the west after accidentally killing his boss. For years it was the only air conditioned building in the quaint town of boulder city. Documentary film on the construction of hoover dam.
The hoover dam is a concrete archgravity dam in the black canyon of the colorado. This year, for the first time in its 15year history, boulder citys dam short film festival will be proceeding without cofounder lee lanier, who began the festival in 2005 with his wife anita. Although its neatly put together and had riveting narration, it runs far far too long. Boulder dam original trailer turner classic movies. This documentary about the construction of the boulder dam is hardly an amateur film at all, rather a telling account of how the boulder dam. Picked this movie after drinking a few beers with my friends. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading boulder dam. With ross alexander, patricia ellis, lyle talbot, eddie acuff. Zane grey is at his best in this story of the building of the boulder d. However, it is barry who is accused of the fiery sabotage, and to clear his name he sets off on a desperate, actionpacked crosscountry chase that takes him from boulder dam to new york radio city music hall to the top of the statue of. It shows an excellent depiction of early day las vegas and the people who built the dam. Kent carter is just a regular joe who works at a movie studio and observes interesting behavior concerning actors. Watch hoover dam american experience official site pbs. This documentary about the construction of the boulder dam is hardly an amateur film at all, rather a telling account of how the boulder dam was built.
Construction of hoover dam documentary film youtube. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. In the following years, the name boulder dam failed to fully take hold, with many americans using both names. People know boulder city as the gateway to the hoover dam, but theres more. The hoover dam megastructures full national geographic. Hoover dam, once known as boulder dam, is a concrete archgravity dam in the black canyon of the colorado river, on the border between the u. Fate brings a job at boulder dam and romance with a saloon singer into the life of a young man on the run. Hoover dam is a concrete archgravity dam in the black canyon of the colorado river, on the. Vegas visitors can shuttle to see boulder city, hoover dam. Dam short film festival expands in boulder city las.
Hoover dam fulfilled the goal of disseminating the onewild colorado river through the parched southwest landscape, fueling the development of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Boulder citys dam short film festival returns for its. Behind boulder dam, in the black canyon of the colorado river, is the largest manmade lake in the world shown, june 11, 1938. Construction films of the hoover dam formerly known as the boulder dam on the colorado. Another never finished project the idea was break the walls and use real flow in a stormy day. Zane grey is at his best in this story of the building of the boulder dam later renamed the hoover dam. How long did americas largest, manmade reservoir take to complete. He finds work in colorado building the great dam, proves to be a hardworking honest. Hoover dam, once known as boulder dam, is a concrete archgravity dam in the black canyon of the colorado river, on the border between. This department of interior film captures boulder dam better known as hoover dam in the midst of its construction. The great depression was in full swing, and tens of thousands of hopeful workers flocked to the dam site with their families, camping out in temperatures that reached 120 degrees fahrenheit.
Ross alexander and patricia ellis in boulder dam 1936 ross alexander in boulder dam 1936. Official bureau of reclamation web site for hoover dam. Full online access to this resource is only available at the library of congress. A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition.
The dam busters full movie streaming online in hd720p video quality. This 1955 film, the story of hoover dam, explains the need to control and regulate the waters of the colorado river. Boulder dam 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Excellent and very detailed story on the hoover dam. Watch the amazing construction of the boulder dam boulder dam was produced by the us department of the interior to show the efforts that went into the construction of the boulder dam from the intial ground work to the actual building of the massive structure holding back the huge reservoir of water it was created for. Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the colorado river, hoover dam was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. It has been compared to the acropolis of ancient greece and the coliseum of imperial rome. Of course there is the damsel in distress and the hero who gives up all to start his life anew. Prospects for house action at this session on the swingjohnson boulder canyon dam bill brightened today with the announcement by speaker longworth that he felt the.
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