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Creators:
Coupal, Joseph ; Bradley, Harry ; Thompson, Derby ; Hansen, John ; Voorhees, Koert
Coupal, Joseph ; Bradley, Harry ; Thompson, Derby ; Hansen, John ; Voorhees, Koert Less -
Corporate Creators:
Iowa. State Highway Commission
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Highway Departments
History
Iowa Video
Local Government Agencies
SD
State Government Agencies
Transportation Departments
Video
WMV

Resource Type:
Video
Geographical Coverage:
Iowa
Corporate Publisher:
Iowa. Dept. of Transportation
NTL Classification:
NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY ; NTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-History ;
Abstract:
Before the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) was established by legislation in July 1974, there were several state agencies that handled the tasks that are now the responsibility of an integrated, multimodal Iowa DOT. Among those agencies was the Iowa State Highway Commission (IHC).

You are invited to read a brief history of the Iowa DOT here: http://www.iowadot.gov/about/organizationalhistory.htm

The IHC operated as an independent state agency between 1913 and 1974.

In 1968, the IHC created and released This is YOUR Highway Commission, a 24 ½- minute film that showcased the responsibilities and functions of the IHC. The narrator describes the activities of various offices and employees, and explains how those activities benefited Iowa’s citizens and motorists. The film journeys through all areas of IHC responsibility to Iowa’s roadways, including administration, planning, design, bidding, right of way, materials, construction, maintenance and facilities.

As part of the Iowa DOT’s effort to preserve and archive its historical resources, the original 16mm film was professionally cleaned, restored and digitized so that it could be made available via this website.

The Iowa DOT is currently researching and compiling information necessary to prepare detailed biographies of the IHC employees identified in the film. Included in each biography will be still frames taken from the film, as well as other images from the Iowa DOT’s archives. This more comprehensive description of the film will be available in the future.


Format:
WMV
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:
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