This Department of Interior film examines the origins of the Civilian Conservation Corps and profiles various accomplishments of the group in helping to build our nation's parks. Transcript (PDF): http://archives.gov/social-media/transcripts/tr...

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On California's State parks. Part 1 shows forests, streams, waterfalls, brush, and mountains in Redwood, Humboldt, Calaveras, and Tamalpais State Parks. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) men clear undergrowth, cut and process lumber, dig culverts,...

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Chippewa Indians make fishnets. Indians work on roads with tractors, picks, and shovels, stand in line at a field kitchen, engage in native handicrafts, and spear salmon on the Columbia River. Pima Indians farm. Shows an Indian Emergency Conservat...

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A closer look at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and how it works to control water flow in the Tennessee Valley in this Department of Interior video. Part 1 shows rain storms and flooded streams, the flooded Tennessee River valley, Norri...

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A profile of the active shores of Mobile, Alabama circa 1935, this film highlights local parks, the work of the CCC, and the bustling commerce of the South. Scenes of azaleas in bloom, old homes, ships at docks, and bales of cotton, barrels o...

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How did Alabama weather the Great Depression? Find out in this vintage Department of the Interior footage of CCC workers at the Montgomery capitol building and elsewhere. SUMMARY Shows Alabama's State Capitol in Montgomery, the brass star in the ...

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See West Virginia and its state parks as they were in 1935, from the Green Brier Hotel at White Sulphur Springs to CCC men working on the Lost River Park. Also featured are Cacapon and Watoga state parks and the town of Berkley. This film fo...

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In this old Department of the Interior film, watch builders harness the power of the Colorado as they construct Boulder Dam, better known as Hoover Dam. Transcript (PDF): http://archives.gov/social-media/transcripts/transcript-reclamation-arid...

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President Roosevelt's Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) brings electricity to the masses as it works to build dams and transport coal in horse drawn carriages throughout the Tennessee region. Norris Dam and Muscle Shoals and Wheeler are all featur...

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The Department of Interior takes a look at its effort in the Great Smoky Mountains in this vintage film. SUMMARY Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) men ride in trucks, work with pick and shovel, operate bulldozers, graders and pneumatic drills...

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This Department of Interior film captures Boulder Dam — better known as Hoover Dam — in the midst of its construction. See how the Colorado River flowed before, and after, the construction of what was then the world's tallest dam. SUMMARY Part ...

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A closer look at the Civilian Conservation Corps' work in Alabama from the Department of Interior. This film shows Birmingham and views of Alabama's mountains, homes, factories, mines, railways, and its State Parks, including Oak Mountain Stat...

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This Department of the Interior film, part of an ongoing series by the National Archives, shows White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, as it appeared in the 1930s. SUMMARY This film shows White Sands National Monument, the drifting desert sa...

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Where does the Mississippi River start? In the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota according to this vintage Department of Interior film from the National Archives. See your local state parks under construction in the 1930s, including Itaska Lake State Pa...

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From vintage footage of the National Archives, this Department of Interior film looks at the elk, grouse and moose of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (ARC ID 11729, local identifier 48.98) Transcript (PDF): http://archives.gov/social-media/transcripts/...

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The Department of Interior focuses on the land of ten thousand lakes in this 1930s film. SUMMARY: This film shows the lakes and forests of Minnesota. Tourists sail boats on a lake, cook on an outdoor grill, picnic at outdoor tables, and swim and f...

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