The Implet (Jan-Jun 1912)

Page scan 00011 from The Implet

Record Details:

Title:
The Implet
Date:
Jan-Jun 1912
Publisher:
Imp Films Co.
Volume:
The Implet (Jan-Jun 1912)
Leaf #:
00011
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Serial
Date Added:
September 12, 2024
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BUILDING THE GREATEST DAM IN THE WORLD A splendid series of pictures showing the vast engineering operations incidental to the construction of the largest water plant in the world at Keokuk, Iowa Copyright 1912 by Imp Films Company THE greatest dam in the world is being constructed across the Mississippi ] River at Keokuk, Iowa; and this picture illustrates some of the gigantic operations rendered necessary, such as mixing concrete at the rate of 1500 cubic yards a day; crushing rock for concrete; inclined railway carrying material; the great cantilever traveling cranes; excavating the bed rock of the river; sawing a channel in the bed rock of the American Continent; making a new lock in some respects larger than any at Panama; and many other huge constructional operations in actual progress. A magnificent picture illustrative of the progress of a great piece of engineering work and showing the vast machinery in operation. Released on January 22, 1912. IMP FILMS COMPANY 102 West 101st Street, New York Carl Laemmle, Pres. 2^£f imps 'EVERY WEEK,