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Untitled Document See and Hear Lake Murray Construction

During the construction of Lake Murray, a film crew from the famous Fox Movietone News visited South Carolina to document the construction of "the world's largest earthen dam."

The following clips, in Windows Media format, are from the Movietone News report as seen in movie theaters across the country in 1930.
Governor John G. Richards
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Parts of the Dam
 
 
 
  Furture Lake
Murray
Windows Media		 Towers
Windows Media		 Tunnel
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Playing with Dirt!
 
 
 
  Dig Dirt
Windows Media		 Move Dirt
Windows Media		 Dump Dirt
Windows Media		 Pack Dirt
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Fox Movietone News clips provided courtesy of the University of South Carolina Film Library.

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