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Construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway "The Eighth Sea" (1958)

1958 · Short film · 28 min

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This color educational film is about 'The Eight Sea ', the St. Lawrence Seaway. It was produced in 1958. Caterpillar Tractor Co. presents The Eighth Sea credits. Produced in cooperation with the St Lawrence Seaway Development Corp (:06-:29). Sea footage, old artist rendering of boats on the sea and how all cities had access to the sea. The landlocked great lakes. St. Lawrence River is featured. The flowing water, the obstacles, the rapids (:29-2:17). Men discuss a system of canals and locks(2:17-2:48). Walter Cronkite is shown and he talks about how things are being done on the St. Lawrence Seaway and power project. He explains how the Canadian government created a series of canals to connect the Atlantic Ocean to the great lakes. Giant ships in the canals. Cronkite explains what they can do to get giant vessels through (2:48-5:13). Ship enters a lock, workers get in position, gates are closed, water is pumped in, levels are made, ship can then go on its way. They explain how to move a ship from Montreal to the great lakes. Construction of a lock is shown. Excavation of rocks. River bed is made deeper. The map is shown. Ship canal carved out (5:13-8:59). Cronkite continues on. Larger locks, rapid troubles. Workers blast stone and work. Lots of construction footage (9:00-11:22). Water flows, mighty long sioux rapids, construction of second largest power dam. Largest copper dam. Concrete is made, a tunnel helps get workers through without disrupting the flow of water. Four…

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Running time
28 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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