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The Colorado River in its canyon before construction

Name: The Colorado River in its canyon before construction
Uploaded: 2026-08-31T02:57:04.030Z
Duration: 28 s
Description: The river runs broad and smooth between two walls of dark rock that close in on either side; farther on, pale cliffs catch the light where the canyon bends, and the water shimmers in the foreground. The canyon appears to be Black Canyon before construction began, the site chosen for the dam; the archival material is tinted brown.

The river runs broad and smooth between two walls of dark rock that close in on either side; farther on, pale cliffs catch the light where the canyon bends, and the water shimmers in the foreground. The canyon appears to be Black Canyon before construction began, the site chosen for the dam; the archival material is tinted brown.

Period: c. 1928–1931
Credit: US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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Clip name: HFE004073
Length: 0' 28"
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames per Second: 24 fps
Chroma Subsampling: yuv422p10le
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Format: MOV
File Size: 621,964,724 bytes

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