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Flood in the Desert

But many were startingto arrive, really, in the early 1900s, and especially duringthe...

But many were starting
to arrive, really, in the early 1900s, and especially during
the Mexican Revolution, like my grandfather

Full Transcript

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But many were starting to arrive, really,
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in the early 1900s,
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and especially during the Mexican Revolution,
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like my grandfather.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:50
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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Movie Summary

Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the 2nd deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via ...
Half the people in Santa Paula were of Mexican descent, - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Half the people in Santa Paula were of Mexican descent,
My great-aunt and her husband - Flood in the Desert 00:07
My great-aunt and her husband
Soledad, being the oldest child, - Flood in the Desert 00:11
Soledad, being the oldest child,
Not a lot of people knew - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Not a lot of people knew
Even the ranchers who owned a lot of the orchards, - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Even the ranchers who owned a lot of the orchards,
You can imagine that the Mexican community had no idea. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
You can imagine that the Mexican community had no idea.
And it's just fascinating that there's so many people - Flood in the Desert 00:08
And it's just fascinating that there's so many peo...
Mulholland gets a call, - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Mulholland gets a call,
Harnischfeger was highly attuned to the dam's condition. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Harnischfeger was highly attuned to the dam's condition...
He and his family lived in the shadow - Flood in the Desert 00:07
He and his family lived in the shadow
Over the last year, Harnischfeger had watched - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Over the last year, Harnischfeger had watched
And Mulholland plugged all of the cracks - Flood in the Desert 00:08
And Mulholland plugged all of the cracks
That was the absolute worst thing you could do, - Flood in the Desert 00:10
That was the absolute worst thing you could do,
Harnischfeger was on edge. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
Harnischfeger was on edge.
The reservoir had been filled to capacity - Flood in the Desert 00:07
The reservoir had been filled to capacity
Water was leaking under the dam's west side. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Water was leaking under the dam's west side.
Mulholland goes out there - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Mulholland goes out there
And what he told Harnischfeger was, you know, - Flood in the Desert 00:09
And what he told Harnischfeger was, you know,
This is a lot about nothing." - Flood in the Desert 00:10
This is a lot about nothing."
But with every passing minute, - Flood in the Desert 00:07
But with every passing minute,