- Title: VM-1057A
- Summary: THE BIG PICTURE:
- Description:00:31:30 - "OPERATION NOAH" THE ARMY'S ROLE IN DISASTER RELIEF 00:31:40 - NARRATOR STUART QUEEN TELLS THE STORY OF THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS DUAL DUTY IN WAR AND AT HOME 00:32:23 - LS- PAN OF COUNTRYSIDE AND FARMLAND TO A FARM WITH CATTLE GRAZING IN FRONT OF A FARMHOUSE 00:32:40 - LS- A MILL WHOSE POWER IS DRIVEN BY WATERWHEEL ALONGSIDE THE STONE WALLS OF THE BUILDING. 00:33:00 - LS- A FACTORY AND IT'S TALL SMOKESTACK ALONGSIDE A RIVER. MS- A SMALL TOWN WITH AUTO TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE WALKING THE STREETS. 00:33:43 - MS- AN ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE DIRECTION OF HURRICANE 'DIANE' NEAR NORTH CAROLINA COAST WHICH DUMPED 10 TO 20 INCHES OF TROPICAL DOWNPOUR ON 5 NORTHEASTERN STATES IN 1955. EXTREME WEATHER 00:34:13 - MONTAGE- MILLIONS OF TONS OF RAGING WATER VIOLENTLY CRASHES THROUGH TOWNS AND FACTORY AREAS IN THE COSTLIEST FLOOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY IN TERMS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. NATURAL DISASTER 00:34:47 - MS- WATER FLOWS DOWN A CITY STREET REACHING THE TOP OF PARKING METERS. PEOPLE IN THE STREET UP TO THEIR NECKS IN WATER AS OTHERS RIDE IN ROW BOATS. 00:35:09 - MS- AN ARMY TRUCK FROM THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS RIDES THROUGH THE HIGH WATER REACHING ITS FENDERS 00:35:30 - LS- PEOPLE IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS LOOK DOWN AT THE WATER WHICH COVERS 2 STORIES BELOW THEM. 00:35:38 - MS- MEN HELP A WOMAN AND CHILD OFF A LOW ROOF AND INTO ARMS OF RESCUERS IN A ROW BOAT. 00:36:07 - AERIAL- DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THE FLOODS IS SEEN AFTER THE WATER SUBSIDED. (PAN) A HOUSE MOVED OFF ITS FOUNDATION BY THE FLOOD, LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET. 00:37:05 - MS- MEN CARRY A COFFIN WITH A VICTIM INSIDE. 00:37:12 - MS- A SOLDIER WITH RIFLE PATROLS AGAINST LOOTERS 00:37:30 - LS- A DERRICK AND A DUMP TRUCK OF THE CORP OF ENGINEERS WORKS CLEARING A CHANNEL. MS- A BULLDOZER PUSHES THE MUD AND ROCK. TNT IS USED. 00:38:00 - MS- CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS WORK ON A BRIDGE. 00:39:10 - MS- ENGINEERS WORK WITH PUMPS TO SUPPLY CLEAN WATER WHICH IS PUMPED INTO TRUCKS FOR DELIVERY TO THE POPULACE. 00:39:19 - MS- 2 BOYS FILL WATER CONTAINERS FROM A LARGE SUPPLY TANK. FUNNELS ARE USED TO FILL UP BOTTLES. 00:39:43 - MS- A WOMAN HOLDS UP HER SLEEVE FOR A TETANUS SHOT MS- AS A LITTLE GIRL BRAVES THE SHOT A BOY CRIES HYSTERICALLY AS HE RECEIVES THE SHOT. 00:40:22 - CU- EGGS FRYING ON A SKILLET, AS NATIONAL GUARD SETS UP A KITCHEN AND HAND OUT THE EGGS TO PEOPLE AND CONTAINERS OF MILK TO CHILDREN. 00:41:29 - MONTAGE- WRECKED TRAINS TWISTED TRACKS EVERYWHERE 00:41:50 - MS- DEISEL ENGINES FROM THE ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORP ARE PUT INTO SERVICE. 00:42:06 - MS- PRESIDENT EISENHOWER LOOK OUT THE WINDOW OF HIS PLANE AT THE DEVASTATION BELOW. IKE 00:42:37 - MS- VAL PETERSON, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION SIGNS THE PRESIDENTS DISASTER ORDERS TO THE CORP OF ENGINEERS. 00:43:11 - MS- A MAP OF THE U.S. SHOWS THE 10 AREAS COVERED THROUGHOUT THE U.S., BY THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS AS NARRATOR EXPLAINS THE MISSION OF EACH DISTRICT 00:45:18 - CU- AN ENGINEER PICKS UP DIRT AND SQUEEZES IT TO DO A SOIL TEST. 00:45:26 - CU- A DERRICK PICKS UP A BUCKET OF DIRT AND DUMPS IT IN A TRUCK. MONTAGE- ALL TYPES OF TRACTORS, BULLDOZERS AND DERRICKS ARE USED TO PUSH AND PICK UP DIRT AND DEBRIS. 00:46:40 - LS- A DAM CONTROLS THE FLOW OF THE DELAWARE AND LEHIGH RIVERS. PAN TO THE NORTHAMPTON BRIDGE WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY FLOOD. 00:46:54 - CU- THE CLOCK ON A MANTEL IS STOPPED TO THE HOUR THE FLOOD HIT. PAN TO THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE LEFT IN SHAMBLES. 00:47:20 - MS- A GI PICKS ROCKS OUT OF A CRUSHED BUICK HALF BURIED IN DEBRIS. MS- A PICK-UP TRUCK BURIED IN A MOUND OF PEBBLES. 00:47:41 - MS- RAILROAD TRACKS BENT LIKE PRETZELS. 00:48:31 - MS- WHATS LEFT OF A FACTORY LOOKS LIKE RUINS OF AN ANCIENT BUILDING. 00:49:24 - MS- A WOMAN AND HER YOUNG SON SIFT THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE SITE OF THEIR DESTROYED HOME. 00:49:38 - MS- A WOMAN AND MAN HOSE DOWN THEIR MUDDIED RUG OUTSIDE THEIR SHATTERED HOME. MS- A WOMAN THROWS A BUCKET OF MUD OUT THE WINDOW. 00:50:00 - MS- AN OLD LADY CARRIES A BAG OF GROCERIES OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE. 00:50:35 - MS- CIVIL DEFENSE WORKERS IN WHITE SUITS AND MASKS CLEAN OUT CONTAMINATED FOOD FROM A STORE. 00:51:00 - MS- A WORKER DUMPS MUD AND DEBRIS HE ROLLS OUT OF A W.T. GRANT STORE, FROM A WHEELBARROW INTO THE STREET. 00:51:20 - MS- WORKER STRAPS SPRAYERS CONTAINING DDT ON THE BACKS OF TEENAGERS AND THEY SPRAY THE GROUNDS AND THE DEBRIS WITH THE CHEMICAL. 00:51:50 - MS- A MAN CLIMBS OVER 8 FEET OF HARDENED MUD WHICH COVERS A STORE ALMOST UP TO THE CEILING. LS- THE STORE AS SEEN AFTER THE CLEAN-UP 00:52:08 - MONTAGE- CITY STREETS AS SEEN BEFORE AND AFTER THE CLEAN-UP. 00:53:00 - MONTAGE- THE SAME RAGING RIVER AS SEEN IN A 1938 FLOOD. LS- A FLOODED CITY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT WITH A MAN PADDLING HIS CANOE DOWN THE STREET IN 1938. VINTAGE CARS SIT IDLE IN FLOOD WATERS. 00:53:37 - MS- MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ON LINE WITH LARGE BUCKETS AND FOOD BASKETS IN 1938. PEOPLE ARE SERVED FOOD AND DRINK BY VOLUNTEERS. 00:53:51 - MS- A LONG LINE OF WORKERS SHOVEL MUD FROM THE STREET AND INTO THE CURB. (1938) 00:54:32 - LS- A FLOOD WALL BUILT BY THE CORP OF ENGINEERS SINCE THE 1938 FLOODS AND WHICH SAVED THE CITY OF HARTFORD FROM THE DEVASTATION OF THE 1955 FLOODS. 00:55:00 - MONTAGE- DAMS BUILT BEFORE THE 1955 FLOODS WHICH HELPED SAVE THE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS 00:55:01 - MANSFIELD HOLLOW DAM SIGN / PAN DRY DAMS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1938
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: VM-1057A