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Film transparency of businessmen, politicians, and engineers at Hoover Dam, June 6, 1933

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Date

1933-06-06

Description

Black and white image of the group of men who witnessed the pouring of the first concrete in Hoover Dam proper. From left to right: H. J. Lawler, Director of Six Companies, Inc.; Walker R. Young, Construction Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Frank T. Crowe, General Superintendent, Six Companies, Inc.; C. A. Shea, Director of Construction, Six Companies, Inc. W. A. Bechtel, President, Six Companies, Inc.; R. F. Walter, Chief Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Theodore A. Walters, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior ; Ed Clark & C. P. Squires, members of the original Colorado River Commission. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Digital ID

pho004506

Physical Identifier

0071_0128
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Citation

pho004506. Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada. PH-00071. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1gf0mw18.

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Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

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2177 x 1725 pixels
1.8142 x 1.4375 inches
3785128 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff