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1937-1945HISTORICALS
BUILDING AND OPERATION OF THE SHASTA DAM OVER THE SACRAMENTO RIVE IN CALIFORNIA, 1940S

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OPENING MONTAGE, TITLE CARD: MILESTONES OF THE CENTURY, PATHE NEWS
01:00:16 16 thumbnail
SHASTA DAM. # 324 (16MM GARAGE SHELF "B") (P-213-124J)
THE DREAM THAT BECAME A MONUMENTAL REALITY TO MAN'S PERSONAL CONQUEST AND TRIUMPH OVER NATURE.
01:00:23 23 thumbnail
MODEL OF SHASTA DAM,OVERHEAD SHOT OF MODEL
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AERIAL OF SHASTA DAM. TRUCKS SEEN MOVING ON
ROAD BELOW.
01:00:41 41 thumbnail
LOTS OF WORKERS BUILDING DAM.
01:00:48 48 thumbnail
HIGH SHOT OF UNDERGROUND EXPLOSION. TONS OF SMOKE
BILLOWS UP IN AIR
01:01:02 62 thumbnail
HUGE CRANE DIGS EARTH & LIFTS IT AWAY.
01:01:11 71 thumbnail
TRUCK ROLLS ACROSS RAW DIRT ROAD WITH LOAD
INTERCUTS CRANE LIFTING DIRT.
01:01:26 86 thumbnail
GIANT BUTTRESSES OF SHASTA DAM RISE ON BOTH SIDES
OF SACRAMENTO.
01:01:35 95 thumbnail
MEN AT WORK AT NIGHT. LIGHTS HELP MEN WORK.
MONTAGE OF MEN WORKING.
01:02:01 121 thumbnail
LOW ANGLED SHOT OF SIRENS AND WORKER'S LIGHTED SIGN WITH START AND STAND-BY LIT, AID TO MANAGE WORKERS
01:02:04 124 thumbnail
WALL OF NEEDLE GAUGES, CONTROL PANEL
01:02:07 127 thumbnail
PANS UP MASSIVE GENERATOR. HUGE CABLES CROSS OVER
THE SACRAMENTO TO THE OTHER SIDE.
01:02:23 143 thumbnail
HIGH ANGLED SHOT OF SACRAMENTO RIVER
01:02:27 147 thumbnail
MAN CUTS TAPE AT DEDICATION
01:02:31 151 thumbnail
MAN TURNS BIG WHEEL TO OPEN FLOOD WATERS
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BEAUTIFUL SHOT OF WATER POURING DOWN FROM 600
FEET HIGH. PANS TO TOP OF SHASTA
01:02:44 164 thumbnail
CAMERA RIDES THE EDGE & OVER TO SEE WATER FLOW
DOWN
01:02:50 170 thumbnail
LOW ANGLED SHOT UP WITH COUPLE WATCHING. LOOKING UP AT FLOW OF WATER, AMERICANA, MID CENTURY DATE
01:02:53 173 thumbnail
WATER POURS DOWN SHASTA DAM.
01:03:10 190 thumbnail
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT TIME SHOT OF SHASTA DAM
01:03:14 194.02 thumbnail
TITLE CARD: PRODUCED BY PATHE NEWS
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