Projects. The nonsurplus food, fiber and crops grown on lands nourished by water from hoover dam find ready markets throughout the nation. In return, these irrigated areas by Farm Machinery and other products from the manufacturing centers. This exchange of goods between west and east, north and south has helped develop Americas Free enterprise prosperity. Hoover dam has pointed the way to the fullest utilization. Man is adding other mighty reclamation projects to the stairway of dams in the colorado river. They await the day when they will cradle mighty, multipurpose dams. They will write new chapters in the story of hoover dam, truly a modern Civil Engineering wonder. Next, a 1960 interview with Herbert Hooverer. Thats followed by u. S. Army captain william johnston. Later a new deal promotional video from 1938 on the importance of the Mississippi River valley to the u. S. In two hours ana is a documentary details the mission to land two men on the moon. Thats all come can go up on c
This is the campus of Stanford University, one of americas great schools. This is the memorial church. This is memorial theater. And this is the library on war, revolution and peace. I am meeting a Great American and an old friend. I am here to have a talk with the 31st president of the United States, mr. Herbert hoover. Sit down, ray. Thank you, sir. Can you tell us what it means . Well, it is the library on war, revolution and peace. The purpose of it is to present the complete history of this world since the beginning of First World War i. It has many objectives. One of them is to aid in development of measures of peace. It covers economic, military, other questions. It is now the haven of historians from all over the world. Because the german war library was destroyed in the last war, the french war library was destroyed and the British War Library was greatly damaged, this is practically the only complete story of what has happened in the last 50 years. How do the idea of the libr
Served municipal and industrial needs of the pacific southwest, generate hydro electric energy and provide various other multipurpose benefits. The clear waters have opened up the fast, new recreational fish and wildlife Vacation Land for america. Picnic, go boating, swim, fish, and enjoy these important out door recreation products. Hoover dam worked around the clock to serve water and power needs. Falls over 500 feet through the spin stocks to spin the giant turbine wheels and then discharge to the river. This action is completed at downstream dams. Transformers step up hoover dam voltage as it comes from the generators. Lines carry this power up over the powerhouse roof to the switch yard. There it is transmitted over lines across the desert. The river flows south ward. Along the way man diverts from the controlled scream to sustain his prosperous way of life. 67 miles downstream davis down reregulated the colorados flow releasing water through its power plant turbines to irrigators
They removed temporary slabs over the relief valve outlets. Liners assembled in these opens were set in concrete. The turbine scroll case sections were lowered into the pit. Sections were levelled, bolted together and aligned. The completed scroll case was then anchored in concrete. Later the turbines water wheel attached to the bottom end of the shaft was installed inside the case. The butterfly valve was assem e assembled on the generator floor and later connected between the feeder pin stock and the turbine scroll case. Meanwhile the generators two main parts took form. Steel lamination plates were stacked around the row rotor frames. Coils were locked into place and connections were made. The power house lifted it from its erection bay and carried it gently to its foundation over the turbine bit where it was lowered and bolted into place. 466ton rotor was moved from its erection bay. Guide and thrust bearings and other parts were added to complete the assembly. After test runs n8 w
Industry and funded through your local Cable Television provider. Each week, American History tvs real america brings you archival films. Next, the wise years wasted, the 25 minute Labor Department film examines the challenges facing Older Workers. Who have just seen a decent person. Whose sins are many. With your skill for social security, he is over 50. He is unemployed through no fault of his own. Item, the skills that gave him work for the past 30 years are now out of date. He is, in short, broke, out of work, and desperate. Multiply him by the millions and millions of other aging workers that will be in our midst by 1970 and you have a problem of national magnitude. The grey ghosts of the great society. I got nothing come in until social security. Thats 15 years from now. All that they want is 22yearold college graduates. What am i going to tell the kids . What will they think of their old man . Can you imagine anybody at my age going back to school . The problem has been phrase t