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American Experience, Season 34 Episode 3, Flood in the Desert
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Emily Harrold, fl. 2012 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, WGBH Educational Foundation and Apograph Productions, in American Experience, Season 34 Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 53 mins
Explore the 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering and human failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, a self-taught engineer who ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing the city water via aqueduct. The catastrophe killed more...
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Emily Harrold, fl. 2012 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, WGBH Educational Foundation and Apograph Productions, in American Experience, Season 34 Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2022), 53 mins
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Engineering Disasters, Trapped Under Seattle
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produced by Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017, Brad Baxter, fl. 2002-2017, Lee Berger, fl. 2015 and Sam Prigg, fl. 1980-2017, Outpost Entertainment, in Engineering Disasters (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2015), 43 mins

"Engineering Disasters" combines expert and eyewitness interviews, state-of-the-art graphics, and dramatic "moment of disaster" footage to tell the stories behind the world’s most terrifying engineering disasters.

Why did Asiana flight 214, packed with passengers, suddenly crash land and cartwheel across San Franc...

produced by Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017, Brad Baxter, fl. 2002-2017, Lee Berger, fl. 2015 and Sam Prigg, fl. 1980-2017, Outpost Entertainment, in Engineering Disasters (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2015), 43 mins
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Engineering Disasters, Episode 4, Colorado Dam Disaster
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directed by Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017, Marcus Lehmann, fl. 2002-2017, John Goheen, fl. 1980-2017 and David Randag, fl. 2007-2017; produced by Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017, John Goheen, fl. 1980-2017, Marcus Lehmann, fl. 2002-2017 and David Randag, fl. 2007-2017, Outpost Entertainment, in Engineering Disasters, Episode 4 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2015), 43 mins
"Engineering Disasters" combines expert and eyewitness interviews, state-of-the-art graphics, and dramatic "moment of disaster" footage to tell the stories behind the world's most terrifying engineering disasters. On this episode, a storm of the century takes out nine dams in Colorado, flooding entire towns and le...
directed by Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017, Marcus Lehmann, fl. 2002-2017, John Goheen, fl. 1980-2017 and David Randag, fl. 2007-2017; produced by Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017, John Goheen, fl. 1980-2017, Marcus Lehmann, fl. 2002-2017 and David Randag, fl. 2007-2017, Outpost Entertainment, in Engineering Disasters, Episode 4 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2015), 43 mins
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Engineering Disasters, Season 1, Episode 3, Kentucky Sinkhole
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directed by Terry LeCroix, fl. 1987-2017, Jeff Garton, fl. 2001-2015, Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017 and Douglas Bachman, fl. 1999-2017; produced by Douglas Bachman, fl. 1999-2017, Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017, Jeff Garton, fl. 2001-2015 and Terry LeCroix, fl. 1987-2017, Outpost Entertainment, in Engineering Disasters, Season 1, Episode 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2015), 43 mins

"Engineering Disasters" combines expert and eyewitness interviews, state-of-the-art graphics, and dramatic "moment of disaster" footage to tell the stories behind the world's most terrifying engineering disasters.

Why did a 72 oil-car runaway train crash, killing 47 people and leveling half a town? Also, can engin...

directed by Terry LeCroix, fl. 1987-2017, Jeff Garton, fl. 2001-2015, Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017 and Douglas Bachman, fl. 1999-2017; produced by Douglas Bachman, fl. 1999-2017, Neil Barrett, fl. 2001-2017, Jeff Garton, fl. 2001-2015 and Terry LeCroix, fl. 1987-2017, Outpost Entertainment, in Engineering Disasters, Season 1, Episode 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2015), 43 mins
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Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America, Unifinshed Rainbows
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directed by Jean Yarbrough, 1900-1975; produced by Alcoa, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1941), 36 mins
Aluminium was discovered centuries ago, however the process to produce cheap metallic aluminium was only developed by Charles Martin Hall in 1888. The film is loaded with shots of discovery, experimentation and processing of aluminium and aluminium products. Hall is portrayed by Alan Ladd shortly before becoming a...
directed by Jean Yarbrough, 1900-1975; produced by Alcoa, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1941), 36 mins
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Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America, The Columbia
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produced by Stephen B. Kahn, 1910-2007, United States. Department of Energy. Bonneville Power Association, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1949), 21 mins
The film contains spectacular images of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the building of the Grand Coulee Dam. It illustrates the economic and societal value of the Columbia River Power System and affordable electricity--a timely subject given current challenges with the the Colorado River system. Doc was...
produced by Stephen B. Kahn, 1910-2007, United States. Department of Energy. Bonneville Power Association, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1949), 21 mins
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Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America, Born in Freedom
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produced by Film Counselors Associates, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1954), 30 mins
In 1859 Edwin L. Drake was the first to extract oil from a well in Titusville, PA., spawning the start of the oil industry. Vincent Price is “Colonel” Drake who is sent to investigate oil seeping into a creek in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Drake overcomes many obstacles attempting to extract the oil until his pe...
produced by Film Counselors Associates, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1954), 30 mins
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Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America, Destination Earth
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directed by Carl Urbano, 1910-2003; produced by John Sutherland, 1910-2001, American Petroleum Institute and Film Counselors Associates, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1956), 14 mins
Actor Marvin Miller narrates this humorous animated tale of a Martian who flies to earth and discovers that an endless supply of “gasoline” is the power source of America's transportation vehicles. Commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute. Produced by John Sutherland and directed by Carl Urbano.
directed by Carl Urbano, 1910-2003; produced by John Sutherland, 1910-2001, American Petroleum Institute and Film Counselors Associates, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1956), 14 mins
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Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America, Asphalt Through the Ages
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produced by Film Counselors Associates and Churchill Films, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1957), 13 mins
Through imaginative animation and live action photography, the film follows the use of asphalt from ancient time in the Middle East to present-day applications in building materials, water control, and its major use in asphalt highways Narrator: “The Bible says this petroleum derivative waterproofed Noah's Ark a...
produced by Film Counselors Associates and Churchill Films, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1957), 13 mins
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Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America, Fill 'Er Up
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directed by Carl Urbano, 1910-2003; produced by John Sutherland, 1910-2001, DuPont Corporation, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1959), 12 mins
Lively and colorful animation blends petroleum history and oil industry propaganda to demonstrate how a fuel system works and features cartoon gags with a muscleman genie. Produced by John Sutherland for the Du Pont Chemical Company with animation and direction by Carl Urbano.
directed by Carl Urbano, 1910-2003; produced by John Sutherland, 1910-2001, DuPont Corporation, in Lost & Rare Film & TV Treasures: Industrial Strength America (Shorewood, MN: Festival Films, 1959), 12 mins
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