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"OPERATION NOAH"
THE ARMY'S ROLE IN DISASTER RELIEF |
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NARRATOR STUART QUEEN TELLS THE STORY OF THE ARMY
CORP OF ENGINEERS DUAL DUTY IN WAR AND AT HOME |
| 00:32:23 54.87 |
LS- PAN OF COUNTRYSIDE AND FARMLAND TO A FARM
WITH CATTLE GRAZING IN FRONT OF A FARMHOUSE |
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LS- A MILL WHOSE POWER IS DRIVEN BY WATERWHEEL
ALONGSIDE THE STONE WALLS OF THE BUILDING. |
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LS- A FACTORY AND IT'S TALL SMOKESTACK ALONGSIDE
A RIVER. MS- A SMALL TOWN WITH AUTO TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE WALKING THE STREETS. |
| 00:33:43 134.87 |
MS- AN ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE DIRECTION OF
HURRICANE 'DIANE' NEAR NORTH CAROLINA COAST WHICH DUMPED 10 TO 20 INCHES OF TROPICAL DOWNPOUR ON 5 NORTHEASTERN STATES IN 1955. EXTREME WEATHER |
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MONTAGE- MILLIONS OF TONS OF RAGING WATER
VIOLENTLY CRASHES THROUGH TOWNS AND FACTORY AREAS IN THE COSTLIEST FLOOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY IN TERMS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. NATURAL DISASTER |
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MS- WATER FLOWS DOWN A CITY STREET REACHING THE
TOP OF PARKING METERS. PEOPLE IN THE STREET UP TO THEIR NECKS IN WATER AS OTHERS RIDE IN ROW BOATS. |
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MS- AN ARMY TRUCK FROM THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS
RIDES THROUGH THE HIGH WATER REACHING ITS FENDERS |
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LS- PEOPLE IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS LOOK DOWN AT
THE WATER WHICH COVERS 2 STORIES BELOW THEM. |
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MS- MEN HELP A WOMAN AND CHILD OFF A LOW ROOF AND
INTO ARMS OF RESCUERS IN A ROW BOAT. |
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AERIAL- DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THE FLOODS IS SEEN
AFTER THE WATER SUBSIDED. (PAN) A HOUSE MOVED OFF ITS FOUNDATION BY THE FLOOD, LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET. |
| 00:37:05 336.87 |
MS- MEN CARRY A COFFIN WITH A VICTIM INSIDE.
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| 00:37:12 343.87 |
MS- A SOLDIER WITH RIFLE PATROLS AGAINST LOOTERS
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LS- A DERRICK AND A DUMP TRUCK OF THE CORP OF
ENGINEERS WORKS CLEARING A CHANNEL. MS- A BULLDOZER PUSHES THE MUD AND ROCK. TNT IS USED. |
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MS- CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS WORK ON A BRIDGE.
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MS- ENGINEERS WORK WITH PUMPS TO SUPPLY CLEAN
WATER WHICH IS PUMPED INTO TRUCKS FOR DELIVERY TO THE POPULACE. |
| 00:39:19 470.87 |
MS- 2 BOYS FILL WATER CONTAINERS FROM A LARGE
SUPPLY TANK. FUNNELS ARE USED TO FILL UP BOTTLES. |
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MS- A WOMAN HOLDS UP HER SLEEVE FOR A TETANUS SHOT
MS- AS A LITTLE GIRL BRAVES THE SHOT A BOY CRIES HYSTERICALLY AS HE RECEIVES THE SHOT. |
| 00:40:22 533.87 |
CU- EGGS FRYING ON A SKILLET, AS NATIONAL GUARD
SETS UP A KITCHEN AND HAND OUT THE EGGS TO PEOPLE AND CONTAINERS OF MILK TO CHILDREN. |
| 00:41:29 600.87 |
MONTAGE- WRECKED TRAINS TWISTED TRACKS EVERYWHERE
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MS- DEISEL ENGINES FROM THE ARMY TRANSPORTATION
CORP ARE PUT INTO SERVICE. |
| 00:42:06 637.87 |
MS- PRESIDENT EISENHOWER LOOK OUT THE WINDOW OF
HIS PLANE AT THE DEVASTATION BELOW. IKE |
| 00:42:37 668.87 |
MS- VAL PETERSON, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL
CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION SIGNS THE PRESIDENTS DISASTER ORDERS TO THE CORP OF ENGINEERS. |
| 00:43:11 702.87 |
MS- A MAP OF THE U.S. SHOWS THE 10 AREAS COVERED
THROUGHOUT THE U.S., BY THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS AS NARRATOR EXPLAINS THE MISSION OF EACH DISTRICT |
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CU- AN ENGINEER PICKS UP DIRT AND SQUEEZES IT TO
DO A SOIL TEST. |
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CU- A DERRICK PICKS UP A BUCKET OF DIRT AND DUMPS
IT IN A TRUCK. MONTAGE- ALL TYPES OF TRACTORS, BULLDOZERS AND DERRICKS ARE USED TO PUSH AND PICK UP DIRT AND DEBRIS. |
| 00:46:40 911.87 |
LS- A DAM CONTROLS THE FLOW OF THE DELAWARE AND
LEHIGH RIVERS. PAN TO THE NORTHAMPTON BRIDGE WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY FLOOD. |
| 00:46:54 925.87 |
CU- THE CLOCK ON A MANTEL IS STOPPED TO THE HOUR
THE FLOOD HIT. PAN TO THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE LEFT IN SHAMBLES. |
| 00:47:20 951.87 |
MS- A GI PICKS ROCKS OUT OF A CRUSHED BUICK HALF
BURIED IN DEBRIS. MS- A PICK-UP TRUCK BURIED IN A MOUND OF PEBBLES. |
| 00:47:41 972.87 |
MS- RAILROAD TRACKS BENT LIKE PRETZELS.
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| 00:48:31 1022.87 |
MS- WHATS LEFT OF A FACTORY LOOKS LIKE RUINS OF
AN ANCIENT BUILDING. |
| 00:49:24 1075.87 |
MS- A WOMAN AND HER YOUNG SON SIFT THROUGH A
PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE SITE OF THEIR DESTROYED HOME. |
| 00:49:38 1089.87 |
MS- A WOMAN AND MAN HOSE DOWN THEIR MUDDIED RUG
OUTSIDE THEIR SHATTERED HOME. MS- A WOMAN THROWS A BUCKET OF MUD OUT THE WINDOW. |
| 00:50:00 1111.87 |
MS- AN OLD LADY CARRIES A BAG OF GROCERIES OUT OF
THE GROCERY STORE. |
| 00:50:35 1146.87 |
MS- CIVIL DEFENSE WORKERS IN WHITE SUITS AND
MASKS CLEAN OUT CONTAMINATED FOOD FROM A STORE. |
| 00:51:00 1171.87 |
MS- A WORKER DUMPS MUD AND DEBRIS HE ROLLS OUT OF
A W.T. GRANT STORE, FROM A WHEELBARROW INTO THE STREET. |
| 00:51:20 1191.87 |
MS- WORKER STRAPS SPRAYERS CONTAINING DDT ON THE
BACKS OF TEENAGERS AND THEY SPRAY THE GROUNDS AND THE DEBRIS WITH THE CHEMICAL. |
| 00:51:50 1221.87 |
MS- A MAN CLIMBS OVER 8 FEET OF HARDENED MUD
WHICH COVERS A STORE ALMOST UP TO THE CEILING. LS- THE STORE AS SEEN AFTER THE CLEAN-UP |
| 00:52:08 1239.87 |
MONTAGE- CITY STREETS AS SEEN BEFORE AND AFTER
THE CLEAN-UP. |
| 00:53:00 1291.87 |
MONTAGE- THE SAME RAGING RIVER AS SEEN IN A 1938
FLOOD. LS- A FLOODED CITY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT WITH A MAN PADDLING HIS CANOE DOWN THE STREET IN 1938. VINTAGE CARS SIT IDLE IN FLOOD WATERS. |
| 00:53:37 1328.87 |
MS- MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ON LINE WITH LARGE
BUCKETS AND FOOD BASKETS IN 1938. PEOPLE ARE SERVED FOOD AND DRINK BY VOLUNTEERS. |
| 00:53:51 1342.87 |
MS- A LONG LINE OF WORKERS SHOVEL MUD FROM THE
STREET AND INTO THE CURB. (1938) |
| 00:54:32 1383.87 |
LS- A FLOOD WALL BUILT BY THE CORP OF ENGINEERS
SINCE THE 1938 FLOODS AND WHICH SAVED THE CITY OF HARTFORD FROM THE DEVASTATION OF THE 1955 FLOODS. |
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MONTAGE- DAMS BUILT BEFORE THE 1955 FLOODS WHICH
HELPED SAVE THE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS |
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MANSFIELD HOLLOW DAM SIGN / PAN DRY DAMS
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Year: 1938-1956
Color: Black & White
Genre: MILITARY
Specialty CollectionGenre: MILITARY
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Keywords: natural disaster
