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Film strip of Boulder City or Hoover Dam construction, image 017: photographic print

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Date

1930 (year approximate) to 1939 (year approximate)

Description

This photograph has three images. The first one (0272_0084) reads, "Top of dam about one form wide - everyone getting in each other's way" (duplicate of Image 0272_0016). The second image (0272_0085) reads, "Getting higher and more enormous. Can you see what's swinging on end of No.7 line?" Refers to the arrow at the top right of photo. "(3) tunnels drilled for penstocks that divert water to turbines. So much to tell about, that's shown in this pic. You can see where the turbines will set. The (slot) in middle of dam indicates how much of the dam has been cooled. Notice how dam curves into canyon walls - to brace against weight that will build up behind it." The third image (0272_0086) shows an early view of the enormous amount of excavating being done and tailings to be moved. An inscription reads "Pouring cement on any part of the dam has not begun, only the diversion tunnels and tracks for head tower and tail tower that hi-lines across the channel are connected to" (referring to the arrow at top of photo). The inscription continues "(x) Reeve fell down this tunnel but was cemented at that time. On the dam I never heard anyone being hurt with falling rock. But - most injuries and fatalities occurred building roads to the dam and at the location of dam. No men have been covered up and left in the cement. Nothing but the purest cement went into the construction of dam, maybe a piece of metal if it wasn't oily. About men being buried in the dam is a misconception (sic). Some have been covered up with cement when the bucked dumped out of control, but the men were rushed to first aid and washed off, and treated, but very few injuries."

Digital ID

pho030913

Physical Identifier

0272_0084; 0272_0085; 0272_0086
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    Citation

    pho030913. Barbara and John Kizziar Photograph Collection, approximately 1986-1992. PH-00272. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1610w381

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    Digital Provenance

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

    Language

    English

    Geographic Coordinate

    36.01609, -114.73804; 35.97859, -114.83249

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    Format

    image/tiff