Coulee Dam Opened (1941)

Item title reads - Grand Coulee dam starts work. Columbia river. America (USA) Various shots of the Grand Coulee Dam. Various shots of the opening ceremony with native American Indians present. Governor Langley of Washington throws the switch and the dam goes into action. Various shots of electricity supply cables. Various shots of steel works in action, their electricity supply is now powered by the dam. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the B