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Boulder Dam Tested

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/70
Date Released
1 Sep 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Vichy Men Leave Syria
  2. 2V in the Western Desert
  3. 3RAF "Late Arrivals" Club
  4. 4Mr Menzies Resigns
  5. 5Waterfront Fire in New York
  6. 6President Roosevelt Returns Home
  7. 7Australian Air Squadron Receives Visitors
  8. 8Fighting Pit
  9. *Oil Tanker Fire
  10. *Boulder Dam Tested
  11. *Men of Steel
  12. *Fire Drill in USA
  13. *Maryland Horse Race

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
Boulder Dam gets first working test with the opening of the Arizona Gate. The water gushes through to bring life to the arid desert of Nevada.
Local distribution only
Dublin release only
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Engineering
Locations
Nevada; Boulder Dam; Hoover Dam
Length of story (in feet)
76
Story extras:
Film clip

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Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
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Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE
Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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