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A high scaler on a rope seat with a drill

Name: A high scaler on a rope seat with a drill
Uploaded: 2026-08-31T03:43:20.948Z
Duration: 12 s
Description: High on the rock face a man in a cap and work shirt sits on a narrow board slung from ropes, his feet braced against the stone; a drill on a light frame is fixed before him, and more ropes and hoses run down the wall beside him. These men, the high scalers, cleared loose rock from the canyon walls and drilled them for blasting before the dam could be anchored to them.

High on the rock face a man in a cap and work shirt sits on a narrow board slung from ropes, his feet braced against the stone; a drill on a light frame is fixed before him, and more ropes and hoses run down the wall beside him. These men, the high scalers, cleared loose rock from the canyon walls and drilled them for blasting before the dam could be anchored to them.

Period: c. 1931–1933
Credit: US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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Clip name: HFE004511
Length: 0' 12"
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames per Second: 24 fps
Chroma Subsampling: yuv422p10le
Resolution: 1920 × 1080
Format: MOV
File Size: 273,223,636 bytes

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