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Year
1957 (circa)
Video Details
25:50; color; sound; DA046, s.828
Description
This film uses actual hurricane footage to show the damage from uncontrolled storm water, describing how the Army Corps of Engineers and the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District tamed the Everglades. The melodramatic narration combined with outstanding footage of storms and floods makes this a compelling film. The piece ends by showing off the manpower and equipment used to change Florida's environment, with all good intentions. Wildlife photography is by E.W. Dutton. Waters of Destiny was filmed in Kodachrome.
Geographic Subject
Title
Waters of Destiny
Subject
Agriculture
Canal construction
Drainage
Drought
Flood control -- Florida
Ranching
Wild fires
Description
This film uses actual hurricane footage to show the damage from uncontrolled storm water, describing how the Army Corps of Engineers and the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District tamed the Everglades. The melodramatic narration combined with outstanding footage of storms and floods makes this a compelling film. The piece ends by showing off the manpower and equipment used to change Florida's environment, with all good intentions. Wildlife photography is by E.W. Dutton. Waters of Destiny was filmed in Kodachrome.
Date
1957 (circa)
Contributor
Central and South Florida Flood Control District
United States Army Corp of Engineers
Image URL
/fpc/memory/PhotographicCollection/video/watersofdestiny.jpg
Color
color
Video Details
25:50; color; sound; DA046, s.828
Video Filename
DA046.mp4
YouTube ID
K_p4OwJ8w5w
Geographic Term
Florida Everglades (Fla.)
Video Snippet
This film uses actual hurricane footage to show...
Video Time
27:17
Video Category
4
Thumbnail
/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/watersofdestiny.jpg
Digitized
true
Chicago Manual of Style
Waters of Destiny. 1957 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232410>, accessed 27 December 2024.
MLA
Waters of Destiny. 1957 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232410>