Video URL


13170_6044_pipe_line1

1948
B&W

Shows the construction of a gas pipeline to link Northern California and the rich gas fields of Texas and New Mexico. Begins with a shot of a tractor. A shot of tractors bringing two pieces of pipe together. Various shots of the machines and pipes as the pipe is put into place. Cuts to workers eating lunch in the shade. More shots of piping being brought together. Workers welding the pipes together. Workers using film to check the welds.