1938 TVA Norris Dam Construction

TVA Dam Construction - Tennessee Valley Time: 6:00 AM, Saturday morning, 1938 Scene: Norris Dam construction site with massive concrete forms, steam-powered mixers, railroad bringing materials. Workers operating jackhammers, carrying dynamite charges, running surveyor equipment. Company housing for workers - neat rows of identical frame houses with small gardens. Electric transmission lines being strung on wooden poles. Engineers with technical drawings conferring near construction office. Workers in denim overalls, flannel shirts, leather boots. Photography: Wide aerial view showing entire construction complex and workers' community, early morning lighting, style of Margaret Bourke-White's industrial documentation. Comprehensive composition illustrating federal infrastructure development and social engineering.