Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Wilson Dam converts the power of the Tennessee River into electricity
LS large construction bridge structures over hills / WS Tennessee Valley with pulley moving by in FG / MS large cart pouring concrete on bridge structure / VS Wilson Dam with trees in FG / good shot PAN across Wilson Dam / Note: exact...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Franklin Roosevelt and the US in 1936
Title: 'America' superimposed over US Pres. Franklin Roosevelt standing for photo opportunity on night of his reelection with group of people on porch of house at his Springwood estate at Hyde Park, NY / CU Roosevelt / two shots from...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
California's Great Central Valley project is inaugurated
Crowd with vertical concrete structure and grandstand beyond / VS Gov. Earl Warren steps to podium and presses switch on box and light turns on / people applaud spinning vertical steel component of hydroelectric facility / man holds...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1930s Hoover Dam
VS the Hoover Dam in the Black Canyon on the border between Nevada and Arizona / Note: exact year not known
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Opening of Colorado River Aqueduct in California as pumping station at Parker Dam on Colorado River begins pumping water
Water pouring down spillway of Parker Dam / VS water flowing from tunnel above dam diverting water to aqueduct / shot of exterior of hydroelectric power plant / shot from moving platform inside pumping plant of pump motors / VS water...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Exchequer Dam opens in California
Title card: "Exchequer, Cal. - Dedicate Exchequer Dam! Huge reservoir, that will irrigate 190,000 acres, required two years to construct and cost over 16 million dollars" / Pan of the structure with construction materials and aerial...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt visits Boulder Dam for its dedication
Title: "Boulder Dam a Symbol - Roosevelt" over black screen then superimposed over WS of Boulder Dam (later renamed Hoover Dam) / Aerial of dam with lots of cars and people on it / SOT President Franklin Roosevelt speaking at microphone...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
From Washington, DC, Pres. Franklin Roosevelt gives signal to close sluices during opening of the Norris Dam
Title card: "News Flashes!" / Aerial people walking across top of Norris Dam / Pan across and down dam / VS CU water flowing and churning / MS water flowing through dam / CU President Franklin Roosevelt sitting at desk in DC hits button...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
New York and New Jersey are hit by catastrophic flood
Title Card: "Special Release - Floods - Hundreds Die" superimposed over rushing flood water / title "The greatest water-borne disaster to hit the Northeast. Dramatic, on-the-spot newsreel coverage" superimposed over factory buildings...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Folsom Dam dedicated
Title superimposed on the Folsom Dam complex, "California - World's Tenth Biggest Dam Dedicated" / Tilt up to a massive concrete rectangular construction with people looking over the edge, speakers, and a radio tower above: "Folsom Dam"...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie visits Grand Coulee Dam, Boeing, and Bremerton Navy Yard in Seattle
Title: "People and Events You're Reading About" superimposed over newspaper press / Title: "Haile Selassie In Pacific Northwest" superimposed over CU Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, Grand Coulee Dam in background / Coulee Dam:...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
United States Occupation troops aid local volunteers in flooded Germany
Title "Floods in Europe - The Danube Runs Wild" superimposed over men rowing large boat around street corner / aerial farm house and barns in water up to roof level / U.S. Army helicopter / aerial: bridge just above water across river...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Saint Lawrence Seaway Bill
Title: "St. Lawrence Project Approved --President Signs Seaway Bill" superimposed over President Dwight D. Eisenhower signing bill / Eisenhower walks into room full of senators and congressmen and Canadian ambassador Arnold D. P. Heeney,...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Cleveland Dam is being built at the head of Capilano River north of Vancouver, British Columbia
Title: "Vancouver, B.C. - Giant Dam Rises at Sightseer's Paradise" superimposed over Capilano Valley, back view of two engineers checking blueprints in foreground, one pointing / PAN Capilano Valley / CU two engineers with blueprint, one...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Men and women model the latest casual and luxurious coats and jacket outdoors
Title: "Fashions - For Stylish Hours Outdoors" superimposed over ride shot of two cars along road / CU one convertible driving by / follow two cars approaching Plum Point Country Club building / MS couple on steps; woman wearing town...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Spider goat: Alpine Ibex defies gravity on near vertical dam
CLEAN : Spider goat: Alpine Ibex defies gravity on near vertical dam
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: One year on Brazilian mine tragedy wounds still raw
A year ago a dam holding mining waste belonging to the Brazilian company Samarco burst releasing millions of cubic meters of waste into the Atlantic ocean
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Portion of dam in California
Water in enclosed area of dam in CA / water swirls / WS officials look at the area / US flag atop water station
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: Santo Antonio hydroelectric dam
STOCKSHOTS of the Santo Antonio hydroelectric dam
Sky News
Aerial shots of a RAF Chinook helicopter dropping sandbags at Whaley Bridge dam
CLEAN: Exterior aerial views of an RAF Chinook helicopter dropping sandbags on a flood damaged reservoir on 3 August 2019 in Whaley Bridge, United Kingdom
Sky News
Aerial shots of a RAF Chinook helicopter dropping sandbags at Whaley Bridge dam
CLEAN: Exterior aerial views of an RAF Chinook helicopter dropping sandbags on a flood damaged reservoir on 3 August 2019 in Whaley Bridge, United Kingdom
Sky News
Aerial shots of a RAF Chinook helicopter dropping sandbags at Whaley Bridge dam
CLEAN: Exterior aerial views of an RAF Chinook helicopter dropping sandbags on a flood damaged reservoir on 3 August 2019 in Whaley Bridge, United Kingdom