Santee-Cooper Dam
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Item Description
Title
Santee-Cooper Dam
Date Note
Circa 1939-1941.
Subjects
Dams.
South Carolina.
Lakes.
Construction projects.
Hydroelectric power plants.
Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project.
South Carolina Public Service Authority (Moncks Corner, S.C.)
Content Description
Various scenes of the construction of the Pinopolis Dam on the Cooper River and the creation of Lake Moultrie in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The dam represented the highest single-lift lock in the world when it was completed in 1941, as part of the Santee-Cooper Navigation and Hydro-Electric Project.
Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
Rights
Copyright: University of South Carolina Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208.
Geographical Location
Moncks Corner (S.C.)
Moultrie, Lake (S.C.)
Pinopolis (S.C.)
SC County
Berkeley County (S.C.)
Digital Collection
South Carolina Film and Video Collection
Collection Name
General Collections
Collection Description
This collection is a miscellaneous collection consisting of theatrical releases, educational films, working materials, and other various films that have been donated with film collections but made by persons or companies other than the donor, etc.
Item Title
SCAR 19
Citation
Santee-Cooper Dam. General Collections. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
Type
Moving Image
Format
video/H264
Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)
Run Time
22:05
Digitization Specifications
This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a film original.
Title Id
SCAR 19
Date Digital
2021-02-10
Decade
1930
1940
Time Period
World War II (1939-1945)
Physical Notes
Film: 16mm
Silent
Color
Reversal: positive
1.37:1 (Academy)
Acetate.
Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/south-carolina-film-and-video-collection/
Title
Santee-Cooper Dam
Date Note
Circa 1939-1941.
Subjects
Dams.
South Carolina.
Lakes.
Construction projects.
Hydroelectric power plants.
Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project.
South Carolina Public Service Authority (Moncks Corner, S.C.)
Content Description
Various scenes of the construction of the Pinopolis Dam on the Cooper River and the creation of Lake Moultrie in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The dam represented the highest single-lift lock in the world when it was completed in 1941, as part of the Santee-Cooper Navigation and Hydro-Electric Project.
Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
Rights
Copyright: University of South Carolina Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208.
Geographical Location
Moncks Corner (S.C.)
Moultrie, Lake (S.C.)
Pinopolis (S.C.)
SC County
Berkeley County (S.C.)
Digital Collection
South Carolina Film and Video Collection
Collection Name
General Collections
Collection Description
This collection is a miscellaneous collection consisting of theatrical releases, educational films, working materials, and other various films that have been donated with film collections but made by persons or companies other than the donor, etc.
Item Title
SCAR 19
Citation
Santee-Cooper Dam. General Collections. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
Type
Moving Image
Format
video/H264
Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)
Run Time
22:05
Digitization Specifications
This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a film original.
Title Id
SCAR 19
Date Digital
2021-02-10
Decade
1930
1940
Time Period
World War II (1939-1945)
Physical Notes
Film: 16mm
Silent
Color
Reversal: positive
1.37:1 (Academy)
Acetate.
Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/south-carolina-film-and-video-collection/
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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