Dynamiting A River Bed In Us Aka Clearing Mississippi (1938)

United States of America. L/S of a steamer / paddle ship travelling along the Mississippi River. Various shots of men laying dynamite charges on the bed of the river to clear mud banks that are a danger to navigation. A man pushes down on a detonator to set off the charges. Several shots of explosions shooting up from the river. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.