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Flood in the Desert

There are a numberof dynamite attacks that take place alongthe aqueduct

There are a number
of dynamite attacks that take place along
the aqueduct

Full Transcript

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There are a number of dynamite attacks
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that take place along the aqueduct.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:20
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 ...
I think they don't want to draw attention to it. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
I think they don't want to draw attention to it.
The official reticence did nothing to pacify - Flood in the Desert 00:09
The official reticence did nothing to pacify
On May 27, 1927, an explosion - Flood in the Desert 00:10
On May 27, 1927, an explosion
A few nights later, - Flood in the Desert 00:07
A few nights later,
By the end of June, there had been - Flood in the Desert 00:12
By the end of June, there had been
The authorities had yet to make a single arrest. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
The authorities had yet to make a single arrest.
No one in the valley was talking. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
No one in the valley was talking.
Hundreds of armed guards were sent in. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Hundreds of armed guards were sent in.
To locals, they were an occupying army. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
To locals, they were an occupying army.
Despite the worries about sabotage, - Flood in the Desert 00:09
Despite the worries about sabotage,
The Santa Clara River Valley stretched 50 miles - Flood in the Desert 00:17
The Santa Clara River Valley stretched 50 miles
There were some groups that had been there for generations, - Flood in the Desert 00:11
There were some groups that had been there for generations,
But many were starting to arrive, really, - Flood in the Desert 00:12
But many were starting to arrive, really,
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...