Reel #2, Marshall Ford Dam; Reel #2, Marshall Ford Dam | Briscoe Center Digital Collections

V.I.P. and press tour of Buchanan Dam
Harold L. Ickes
Inks Dam construction
American and Texas state flags
Crowd with American flags at commissary
Sign: Marshall Ford Dam, "United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River Project-Texas, Official Project No. 05-3, Marshall Ford Dam, Brown & Root Inc. and McKenzie Const. Co. General Contractors"
Pan across parking lot
Scale model of Marshall Ford dam
Marshall Ford ground breaking ceremony; Man reading group prayer from podium
Austin Mayor Tom Miller
Plaque is presented to Harold L. Ickes
Men behind podium standing for recognition
Texas Senator Alvin J. Wirtz
Pan across audience
Smoke rising [demolition?]

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Title: Reel #2, Marshall Ford Dam
Identifier: dv_00087
Description: Footage of construction and ceremony for Marshall Ford dam. At the ceremony, a plaque is presented to Harold L. Ickes and individuals including Alvin J. Wurtz [and Tom Miller] stand for recognition. Shows sign and scale model of Marshall Ford dam. Black and white picture, no sound. Picture has occasional double exposure. Label on film reads "Roll 2-#2". Writing on leader reads "Marshall Ford Dam 2:46, 2308". Label on can [Likely written by 1995 VHS transfer house] reads "Reel #2, 2:46 [Time listed is for 24 fps, film was likely shot at 16 fps], 1937 VIP Tour of Buchanan Dam, Inks Dam Construction, Ground Breaking Ceremony at Marshall Ford".
Creator: Lower Colorado River Authority
Date: 1937
Resource: Lower Colorado River Authority film and video collection
Subject Geographic: United States - Texas -
Box: 3W96c
Related Items: dv_00086
Collection Strength: Texas History
American Energy Industry