Dam! (1931)

South Africa. The Vernon Hoofer Dam in Natal is the subject of this story. Panning shot of the dam. M/S of an open valve relieving the pressure. Water sprays out of the open valve. Various shots of the “boiling cascade“ of water. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 684. FILM ID:910.2 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 British Pathé website.
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