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Public Domain Stock Footage The Columbia River
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Synopsis: Bonneville Power Administration, the Federal program for the development of the Columbia River and its tributaries. Using a map to locate Bonneville, Grand Coulee, The Dallas, Priest Rapids, John Day, Chief Joseph and McNary Dams on the Columbia River, and Lower Monumental, Little Goose, Ice Harbor and Lower Granite Dams on the Snake River, explains use of dams for irrigation, navigation, flood control and power development... (read more plus shot list)
Information: 1949 BW 21:08 min
Show All Domestic Destinations Titles The Columbia River
Scenes of salmon migrating upstream to spawn, Indians using nets to fish for salmon. Depression era footage from the 1930's of families from the dust bowl of the southern plains with cars loaded with household goods headed to the northwest. Out of work men walk and ride the train as hobo's seeking work.

Shows logging and timber industry of the northwest before depression, decline of the timber industry as the 1930's depression hit. No jobs for incoming workers migrating from the dust bowl. Unemployed men needing jobs stand on street corners. Scenes of unemployment. Southern plains dustbowl scenes. Abandoned farm equipment and homes as people leave the dust bowl area seeking jobs.

Construction scenes building the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River, blasting with dynamite, pouring concrete, hydroelectric equipment, and electrical power switch yards. Industry and jobs return to the northwest with start of WWII and the abundance of electrical power. Flood scenes and people driven from their homes due to floods. Map shows other dams built to control flooding.

Shot List of Stock Footage (start web movie at time code shown for each clip)

00:02:08:00 Rushing river water, salmon migrating upstream to spawn, fish jumping river rapids, waterfalls, salmon fighting way upstream.

00:03:01:07 Bear catches fish (salmon), bear with fish in mouth. Indians nets salmon fish.

00:03:21:00 1930's depression scenes, loaded Oakie cars and Oakie migrants from dust bowl head west, migrants riding trains as hobos, migrant out-of-work men walking the highway carrying their few possessions.

00:03:40:07 Forest industry, two men using crosscut saw to cut down tree, logs floated to saw mill, logs cut into slabs.

00:04:02:13 Depression scenes, unemployed men turned away at hiring hall, no jobs, unemployed men standing on street corner, small groups of men seeking jobs on street.

00:04:26:00 Dust bowl scenes, blowing sand, wind, drought, abandon farm equipment, scenes of farmers leaving, desperate men, women, and children, abandoned farm houses and wind sweep land, Okie cars and roadside camp. Migrants from dust bowl working in fields.

00:06:07:00 Two lane road, Oregon highway, with trees both sides, long shot of snow covered Mount Hood from automobile driver's point of view (pov).

00:07:58:08 Two men each push dynamite plunger detonator handles, dynamite explosions and blasts.

00:08:14:06 Large construction shovel loads rock onto truck or hauler, long conveyor belt moves rock up incline.

00:08:50:00 Pouring concrete using crane and concrete bucket, men using concrete vibrators, dam construction.

00:11:32:02 Hydro-electric generators, huge electric panels, electric meters, transformers, insulators.

00:15:42:08 Flood scenes Vanport City, Oregon in May 1948, aerial views, rescue of flood victims.