Reports: Great Boulder Dam inauguration

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

381A

Date Released

24 Sep 1936

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Scotland
2. 2Reports: Arctic Tragedy of "Pourquoi Pas"
3. 3Reports: Great Boulder Dam inauguration
4. 4Reports: Tom Campbell Black laid to rest
5. 5Foreign Affairs: Geneva ... France ... Spain ...
6. 6Motoring
7. 7Sports: Reported by Brian Saveall: Polo at Meadowbrook
8. 8Sports: Reported by Brian Saveall: Diving and swimming in USA
9. 9Sports: Reported by Brian Saveall: French bull-fighting
10. 10Sports: Reported by Brian Saveall: Tennis - Miss Jacobs loses. Fred Perry wins at Forest Hills
11. 11Sports: Reported by Brian Saveall: Sudanese sports

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 11

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Great Boulder Dam Inauguration. SHOTLIST: Shot of President Roosevelt. Shot of hand pressing button to put the Dam into use. Shot of the dam and water pouring into Canyon. Close shots of the dam. Shots of Electrical Power Station interior and the meters. Aerial and ground shots of the dam.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Science and technology; Ceremonies; Engineering

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4752

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

43

Story extras:

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